Arjuna said This illustrious son of Kunti, Dharmaraja (Yudhisthira) was certainly our lord and master before he began to play. But having lost himself, let all the Kurus decide whose master he is now.
अर्जुन उवाच ईशो राजा पूर्वमासीद् ग्लहे नः कुन्तीसुतो धर्मराजो महात्मा। ईशस्त्वयं कस्य पराजितात्मा तज्जानीध्वं कुरवः सर्व एव॥