Janamejaya said : O Lord, tell me the names of all the sons of Dhritarashtra beginning from the eldest, according to the order of their births. Vaishampayana said :
जनमेजय उवाच ज्येष्ठानज्येष्ठतां तेषां नामानि च पृथक् पृथक्। धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणामानुपूर्व्यात् प्रकीर्तय॥