bhīṣmo droṇo 'mbikā-putro
gāndhārī sa-sutā tathā
sa-dārāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kuntī
sañjayo viduraḥ kṛpaḥ
kuntībhojo virāṭaś ca
bhīṣmako nagnajin mahān
purujid drupadaḥ śalyo
dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sa kāśi-rāṭ
damaghoṣo viśālākṣo
maithilo madra-kekayau
yudhāmanyuḥ suśarmā ca
sa-sutā bāhlikādayaḥ
rājāno ye ca rājendra
yudhiṣṭhiram anuvratāḥ
śrī-niketaḿ vapuḥ śaureḥ
sa-strīkaḿ vīkṣya vismitāḥ
bhishmah dronah ambika-putrah -- Bhisma, Drona and the son of Ambika (Dhritarashtra); gandhari -- Gandhari; sa -- together with; sutah -- her sons; tatha -- also; sa-darah -- with their wives; pandavah -- the sons of Pandu; kunti -- Kunti; sanjayah vidurah kripah -- Sanjaya, Vidura and Kripa; kuntibhojah viratah ca -- Kuntibhoja and Virata; bhishmakah -- Bhismaka; nagnajit -- Nagnajit; mahan -- the great; purujit drupadah salyah -- Purujit, Drupada and Salya; dhrishtaketuh -- Dhrishtaketu; sah -- he; kasi-rat -- the King of Kasi; damaghoshah visalakshah -- Damaghosha and Visalaksha; maithilah -- the King of Mithila; madra-kekayau -- the kings of Madra and Kekaya; yudhamanyuh susarma ca -- Yudhamanyu and Susarma; sa-sutah -- with their sons; bahlika-adayah -- Bahlika and others; rajanah -- kings; ye -- who; ca -- and; raja-indra -- O best of kings (Parikshit); yudhishthiram -- Maharaja Yudhishthira; anuvratah -- following; sri -- of opulence and beauty; niketam -- the abode; vapuh -- the personal form; saureh -- of Lord Krishna; sa-striikam -- along with His wives; vikshya -- seeing; vismitah -- amazed.
All these kings were now followers of Yudhishthira because he had subjugated each of them to earn the privilege of performing the Rajasuya sacrifice. The Vedic injunctions state that a kshatriya who wants to execute the Rajasuya for elevation to heaven must first send out a "victory horse" to roam freely; any other king whose territory this horse enters must either voluntarily submit or face the kshatriya or his representatives in battle.