अशक्याश् चैव ये के चित् पृथिव्यां शूरमानिनः ॥
सर्वांस् तान् अर्जुनः पार्थः कल्पयाम् आस भागतः ॥
महेष्वासा राजपुत्रा भ्रातरः पञ्च केकयाः ॥
केकयान् एव भागेन कृत्वा योत्स्यन्ति संयुगे ॥
तेषाम् एव कृतो भागो मालवाः शाल्वकेकयाः ॥
त्रिगर्तानां च द्वौ मुख्यौ यौ तौ संशप्तकाव् इति ॥
दुर्योधनसुताः सर्वे तथा दुःशासनस्य च ॥
सौभद्रेण कृतो भागो राजा चैव बृहद्बलः ॥
द्रौपदेया महेष्वासाः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा द्रोणम् अभियास्यन्ति भारत ॥
aśakyāś caiva ye ke cit pṛthivyāṃ śūramāninaḥ ||
sarvāṃs tān arjunaḥ pārthaḥ kalpayām āsa bhāgataḥ ||
maheṣvāsā rājaputrā bhrātaraḥ pañca kekayāḥ ||
kekayān eva bhāgena kṛtvā yotsyanti saṃyuge ||
teṣām eva kṛto bhāgo mālavāḥ śālvakekayāḥ ||
trigartānāṃ ca dvau mukhyau yau tau saṃśaptakāv iti ||
duryodhanasutāḥ sarve tathā duḥśāsanasya ca ||
saubhadreṇa kṛto bhāgo rājā caiva bṛhadbalaḥ ||
draupadeyā maheṣvāsāḥ suvarṇavikṛtadhvajāḥ ||
dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhā droṇam abhiyāsyanti bhārata ||
Sanjaya said: ‘O great king, the celestial craftsman named Tvashtri, or Bhaumana, with the help of Shakra and Dhatri, fashioned forms of manifold shape and great beauty for Arjuna’s chariot. And, displaying divine illusion, they set upon his flagstaff these celestial forms, great and small, of immense worth.
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This passage (5.56.16-20) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key figures: Duryodhana. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of embassy, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.