Vaishampayana said Shalya, having heard the news of hostility between the two parties, went to help the Pandavas, O king, surrounded by a large army and by his friends who were mighty in battle.
वैशम्पायन उवाच शल्यः श्रुत्वा तु दूतानां सैन्येन महता वृतः। अभ्ययात् पाण्डवान् राजन् सह पुत्रैर्महारथैः॥