Vaishampayana said : Thus addressed by Drupada, the powerful son of Bharadvaja, was filled with anger and reflecting for a moment. That wise man made up his mind as to his course of action with regard to the king of Panchala, He then went to the city of the foremost of the Kurus, named Hastinapur.
वैशम्पायन उवाच द्रुपदेनैवमुक्तस्तु भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। मुहूर्तं चिन्तयित्वा तु मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुतः॥ स विनिश्चित्य मनसा पाञ्चालं प्रति बुद्धिमान्। जगाम कुरुमुख्यानां नगरं नागसाह्वयम्॥