The mighty car-warrior, the of Bharadvaja himself formed the mouth of the Suparna; and king Duryodhana along with his uterine brothers and his followers formed its head.
मुखं त्वासीत् सुपर्णस्य भारद्वाजो महारथः। शिरो दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः सानुगैर्वृतः। चक्षुषी कृतवर्माऽऽसीद् गौतमश्चास्यतां वर॥