Then the best of the Bharata race, (the princes), those mighty car-warriors, having girt up their lions, entered (the arena) equipped with bows, quivers and finger protectors.
ततो बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणा बद्धकक्षा महारथाः। बद्धतूणाः सधनुषो विविशुर्भरतर्षभाः॥