In the same way did Virata, the king of the Matsya, the leader of an army come to the sons of Pandu, accompanied by a large body of soldiers, inhabiting hilly tracts.
तथैव राजा मत्स्यानां विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। पर्वतीयैर्महीपालैः सहितः पाण्डवानियात्॥