Having appointed duly Shalya as the coihmander-in-chief, that foremost of kings, O king, went out for battle with the remaining chiefs.
शल्यं सेनापतिं कृत्वा विधिवद् राजपुङ्गवः। रणाय निर्ययौ राजा हतशैषैर्नृपैः सह॥