Vaishampayana said Having said these words, Partha started, following the horse which roamed at will. The sacrificial horse then turned towards the road leading to the city of Hastinapur.
वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वानुपयौ पार्थं हयं कामविहारिणम्। न्यवर्तत ततो वाजी येन नागाह्वयं पुरम्॥