I shall go into exile to the forest, for we made this rule.” Suddenly hearing those most painful words uttered (by Arjuna), Yudhishthira, was afflicted with grief and sad in agitated voice, “Why?" Then Yudhishthira thus spoke in grief to his vowobserving brother Gudakesha (curly haired) Dhananjaya (Arjuna), “O sinless one, if I am an authority worthy of regard, listen to what I say-an
इत्युक्तो धर्मराजस्तु सहसा वाक्यमप्रियम्॥ कथमित्यब्रवीद् वाचा शोकार्तः सज्जमानया। युधिष्ठिरो गुडाकेशं भ्राता भ्रातरमच्युतम्॥ उवाच दीनो राजा च धनंजयमिदं वचः। प्रमाणमस्मि यदि ते मत्तः शृणु वचोऽनघ॥