Your son was then the only unslain warrior of his party. In order that brave prince might not kill me in the mace-encounter and once more deprive us of our kingdom, I acted in that way.
सैन्यस्यैकोऽवशिष्टोऽयं गदायुद्धेन वीर्यवान्। मां हत्वा न हरेद् राज्यमिति वै तत् कृतं मया॥