Shloka 18
तेषामेव कृतो भागो मालवा: शाल्वकास्तथा । त्रिगर्तानां चैव मुख्यौ यौ तौ संशप्तकाविति,मालव, शाल्व तथा त्रिगर्तदेशके सैनिक और संशप्तक--सेनाके दो प्रमुख वीर भी उन केकयराज-कुमारोंके ही भाग नियत किये गये हैं
teṣām eva kṛto bhāgo mālavāḥ śālvakās tathā | trigartānāṃ caiva mukhyau yau tau saṃśaptakāv iti ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その王子たちに割り当てられた分は、マールヴァ軍、シャールヴァカ軍、そしてトリガルタの二人の筆頭将――『サンシャプタカ』として名高い者たちである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the binding nature of political and martial commitments: once forces are formally allotted to a leader or faction, loyalty and pledged duty (especially among sworn fighters like the Saṃśaptakas) become decisive ethical pressures that propel the war forward.
Sañjaya is reporting how various regional forces are assigned as contingents to the princes previously mentioned—specifically naming the Mālavas, Śālvakas, and the two chief Trigarta leaders known as the Saṃśaptakas—thereby detailing the coalition-building and troop-allocation on the eve of conflict.