Vaishampayana said : Once upon a time that king (Dushyanta) of mighty arms, accompanied with a very large force with hundreds of horses and elephants, went into a dense forest. The force were of four kinds (infantry cavalry, elephant-men, horsemen and car-warriors).
वैशम्पायन उवाच स कदाचिन्महाबाहुः प्रभूतबलवाहनः॥ वनं जगाम गहनं हयनागशतैर्वृतः। बलेन चतुरङ्गेण वृतः परमवल्गुना॥