Then that highly powerful and wonderfullyintelligent hero of infinite prowess and great energy, fighting with them for a moment only and checking them, and then avoiding the king (Duryodhana) and Jayadratha and others, proceeded towards the son of Ganga, holding in his hands his bow and his arrows. Then the illustrious Yudhishthira of fierce prowess, excited with wrath speedily rushed to the battle.
उत्सृज्य राजानमनन्तवीर्यो जयद्रथादींश्च नृपान् महौजाः॥ ययौ ततो भीमबलौ मनस्वी गाङ्गेयमाजौ शरचापपाणिः। युधिष्ठिरश्च प्रबलो महात्मा समाययौ त्वरितो जातकोपः॥