The king Pandya endued with great energy and foremost among the Pandavas. Of firm grasp on the bow is he a Maharatha on the side of the Pandavas.
पाण्ड्यराजो महावीर्यः पाण्डवानां धुरंधरः। दृढधन्वा महेष्वासः पाण्डवानां महारथः॥