I have, O son, to the best of my power, acquired merit largely. This Gandhari, though destitute of sons, has lived with great fortitude, loO king all the while at me.
प्रकृष्टं च यया पुत्र पुण्यं चीर्णं यथाबलम्॥ गान्धारी हतपुत्रेयं धैर्येणोदीक्षते च माम्।