Sanjaya said On the occasion of the abduction of Draupadi, Jayadratha was humiliated by Bhimasena. Out of a feeling of this humiliation, the king performed rigid austerities for securing desirable boons.
संजय उवाच द्रौपदीहरणे यत् तद भीमसेनेन निर्जितः। मानात् स तप्तवान् राजा वरार्थी सुमहत्तपः॥