Having vanquished all his foes with great efforts, he consolidated his empire, for which he came to be called Prithu (or the celebrated). He became a true Kshatriya, owing to his protecting his subjects from wounds and injuries.
यत्नतः प्रथितेत्यूचुः सर्वानभिभवन् पृथुः। क्षतान्नस्त्रास्यते सर्वानित्येवं क्षत्रियोऽभवत्॥