I shall recite to you, O foremost of kings, the story of what happened to an ancient king of the name of Hayagriva, O son of Pandu,the story of the heroic Hayagriva of unsullied deeds, who after having killed a host of enemies in battle, was himself defeated and killed while without a follower by his side.
अत्र ते राजशार्दूल वर्तयिष्ये कथामिमाम्। यद् वृत्तं पूर्वराजर्षेर्हयग्रीवस्य पाण्डव॥ शत्रू न हत्वा हतस्याजौ शूरस्याक्लिश्कर्मणः। असहायस्य संग्रामे निर्जितस्य युधिष्ठिर॥