king, those heroes, Trigartas, accompanied by their terribly powerful infantry, proceeded towards the south east। wishing to fight with Virata in order to take possession of his kine. Susharma also started on the dark half of the month. Then on the day following the Kauravas, accompanied by their army, began to seize kine by thousands.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ते स्म गत्वा यथोद्दिष्टां दिशं वह्वेर्महीपते। संनद्धा रथिनः सर्वे सपदाता बलोत्कटाः॥ प्रति वैरं चिकीर्षन्तो गोषु गृद्धा महाबलाः। आदातुं गा: सुशर्माथ कृष्णपक्षस्य सप्तमीम्॥ अपरे दिवसे सर्वे राजन् सम्भूय कौरवाः। अष्टम्यां ते न्यगृह्णन्त गोकुलानि सहस्रशः॥