Put on your coats of mail soon and take your bows and swords, and wait for me here, O foremost of car-warriors.'—Having said so, Ashvatthaman got upon his car started towards the enemy. The Kripa, O king, and Kritavarman of the Satwata race, both followed him.
क्षिप्रं संनद्धकवचौ सखड्गावात्तकार्मुकौ। मामास्थाय प्रतीक्षेतां रथवौ परंतपौ॥ इत्युक्त्वा रथमास्थाय प्रायदभिमुखः परान्। तपन्वगात् कृपो राजन् कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः॥