That powerful descendant of Kuru, the lord (Sahadeva), strong in his own strength, vanquished the Shurasenas at the very outset. He then subjugated the king of Matsya.
स शूरसेनान् कात्स्न्र्येन पूर्वमेवाजयत् प्रभुः। मत्स्यराजं च कौरव्यो वशे चक्रे बलाद् बली॥