The intelligent (Nakula), surrounded by a large ariny, started from the Khandavaprastha and marched towards the west.
निर्याय खाण्डवप्रस्थात् प्रतीचीमभितोदिशम्। उद्दिश्य मतिमान् प्रायान्महत्या सेनया सह॥