O Janardana, so long as the position of a king is held by Dhritarashtra we shall live as his dependents with swords laid aside, O Madhava; this kingdom which ought not to have been given away was given away when I depended on others.
यावच्च राजा ध्रियते धृतराष्ट्रो जनार्दन। न्यस्तशस्त्रा वयं ते वाप्युपजीवाम माधव। अप्रदेयं पुरा दत्तं राज्यं परवतो मम॥