I would for all years to come, have been regarded to have neglected the duties of a Kshatriya if I had left that promise unfulfilled. It was for this, O queen, that I did that act.
क्षत्रधर्माच्च्युतो राज्ञि भवेयं शाश्वतीः समाः। प्रतिज्ञां तामनिस्तीर्य ततस्तत् कृतवानहम्॥