सहस्रशिरसः के चित् के चित् पञ्चशताननाः ॥
शतशीर्षास् तथा के चित् के चित् त्रिशिरसो ऽपि च ॥
द्विपञ्चशिरसः के चित् के चित् सप्तमुखास् तथा ॥
महाभोगा महाकायाः पर्वताभोगभोगिनः ॥
बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्य् अर्बुदानि च ॥
नागानाम् एकवंशानां यथाश्रेष्ठांस् तु मे शृणु ॥
वासुकिस् तक्षकश् चैव कर्कोटकधनंजयौ ॥
कालीयो नहुषश् चैव कम्बलाश्वतराव् उभौ ॥
बाह्यकुण्डो मणिर् नागस् तथैवापूरणः खगः ॥
वामनश् चैलपत्रश् च कुकुरः कुकुणस् तथा ॥
sahasraśirasaḥ ke cit ke cit pañcaśatānanāḥ ||
śataśīrṣās tathā ke cit ke cit triśiraso 'pi ca ||
dvipañcaśirasaḥ ke cit ke cit saptamukhās tathā ||
mahābhogā mahākāyāḥ parvatābhogabhoginaḥ ||
bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca ||
nāgānām ekavaṃśānāṃ yathāśreṣṭhāṃs tu me śṛṇu ||
vāsukis takṣakaś caiva karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau ||
kālīyo nahuṣaś caiva kambalāśvatarāv ubhau ||
bāhyakuṇḍo maṇir nāgas tathaivāpūraṇaḥ khagaḥ ||
vāmanaś cailapatraś ca kukuraḥ kukuṇas tathā ||
Born in the line of Kaśyapa and augmenting the glory of Vinatā's race, many winged beings — outstanding representatives of their kind — begat children and thereby founded and multiplied thousands of avian dynasties, all endowed with noble blood. All these beings are blessed with great prosperity, bear the auspicious curl called Śrīvatsa, possess immense wealth, and are inspired with great strength.
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This passage carries forward the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through fidelity to one's word, and through the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.