The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.79.1

3.79.1

janamejaya uvāca |
bhagavankāmyakātpārthe gate me prapitāmahe |
pāṇḍavāḥ kimakurvanta tamṛte savyasācinam || 1 ||

Janamejaya said, "O holy one, after my great-grandfather Partha had gone away from the woods of Kamyaka, what did the sons of Pandu do in the absence of that hero capable of drawing the bow with his left hand? It seemeth to me that mighty bowman and vanquisher of armies was their refuge, as Vishnu of the celestials. How did my heroic grandsires pass their time in the forest, deprived of the company of that hero, who resembled Indra himself in prowess and never turned his back in battle?"