All his subjects, along with the Brahmanas and the soldiers, came and adored him. Welcoming them, the king of Matsya sent away the Brahmanas and the subjects. Then the king of Matsya's, Virata, the commander of armies, enquired of Uttara and said “Where has he gone?” Then all the females and girls of the inner apartments said “The kine were taken away by the Kurus. Out o excessive bravery, the conqueror of the earth alone, with Brihannala as his help, went out to vanquish them-the six powerful car-warriors Bhishma the son of Shantanu, Kripa, Karna, Duryodhana, Drona and Drona's son, who all have come.”
उपतस्थुः प्रकृतयः समस्ता ब्राह्मणैः सह। सभाजित: ससैन्यस्तु प्रतिनन्द्याथ मत्स्यराट्॥ विसर्जयामास तदा द्विजांश्च प्रकृतीस्तथा। तथा स राजा मत्स्यानां विराटो वाहिनीपतिः॥ उत्तरं परिपप्रच्छ क्व यात इति चाब्रवीत्। आचख्युस्तस्य तत्सर्वं स्त्रियः कन्याश्च वेश्मनि॥ अन्तःपुरचराश्चैव कुरुभिर्गोधनं हृतम्। विजेतुमभिसंरब्ध एक एवातिसाहसात्। बृहन्नलासहायश्च निर्गतः पृथिवीठ्ठायः॥ उपयातानतिरथान् भीष्मं शान्तवनं कृपम्। कर्णं दुर्योधनं द्रोणं द्रोणपुत्रं च षड् रथान्॥