They who are always devoted to you who are gifted with great courage, who are of the twice-bom caste, highly learned, well pleased with you, and persevering in acts, should, O son of Kunti, be sought by you for becoming your ministers of war at all seasons of distress, O Bharata!
अमात्यांश्चातिशूरांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्च परिश्रुतान्। सुसंतुष्टांश्च कौन्तेय महोत्साहांश्च कर्मसु॥ एतान् सहायाँल्लिप्सेथाः सर्वास्वापत्सु भारत।