Leaving his car the steeds of which were slain, Yudhishthira the son of Dharma, quickly ascended the car of the high-souled Nakula.
हताश्वं तु रथं त्यक्त्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं नकुलस्य महात्मनः॥