Thereupon king Yudhishthira, the two sons of Madri begotten by Pandu and the mighty Bhimasena rushed to protect him of the Satvata race.
युधिष्ठिरस्ततो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। भीमसेनश्च बलवान् सात्यकि पर्यवारयन्॥