O king, seeing the two armies, which resembled two oceans, ready for the battle and marching continually forward, the brave king Yudhishthira, Dharmaraja, put off his Armour and cast aside his excellent weapons. Then soon alighting from his chariot, he proceeded with joined hands, and with restrained speech towards the direction where the hostile host stood loO king at the grand father and facing the east.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समवस्थिते। ते सेने सागरप्रख्ये मुहुः प्रचलिते नृप॥ विमुच्य कवचं वीरो निक्षिष्य च वरायुधम्। अवरुह्य रथात् क्षिप्रं पद्भ्यामेव कृताञ्जलिः॥ पितामहमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। वाग्यतः प्रययौ येन प्राङ्मुखो रिपुवाहिनीम्॥