Uttara said I dare not fight with the Kurus: see the hairs of my body have stood erect. I am unable to fight with the vast Kuru army, consisting of many irrepressible heroes and hard to be vanquished even by the celestials. I dare not enter into the army of the Bharatas consisting of the dreadful bowmen, horses, elephants, chariots infantry and flags. My mind is pained at the view of the enemy in the battle-field.
उत्तर उवाच नोत्सहे कुरुभिर्योद्धं रोमहर्षं हि पश्य मे। बहुप्रवीरमत्युग्रं देवैरपि दुरासदम्॥ प्रतियोद्धं न शक्ष्यामि कुरुसैन्यमनन्तकम्। नाशंसे भारती सेनां प्रवेष्टुं भीमकार्मुकम्॥ रथनागाश्वकलिलां पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम्। दृष्ट्वैव हि परानाजौ मनः प्रव्यथतीव मे॥