O kings, I stand here, resolved to fight. Having said this to the kings and the king of Kashi, the greatly powerful. Kuru prince took up those maidens on his car. Having thus taken them on his car and having challenged them (the chiefs) to fight, he sped his chariot away.
स्थितोऽहं पृथिवीपाला युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः॥ एवमुक्त्वा महीपलान् काशिराजं च वीर्यवान्। सर्वाः कन्याः स कौरव्यो रथमारोप्य च स्वकम्।।१४। आमन्त्र्य च स तान् प्रायाच्छीघ्रं कन्याः प्रगृह्य ताः।