Carrying the burden of the wise do not seem to wither away. Protected, by their own great energy, the Pandavas ever treading virtue shall not die. This is what I surmise. O descendant of Bharata, I tell you what I think we should do towards the Pandavas,
धर्मतश्चैव गुप्तास्ते सुवीर्येण च पाण्डवाः। न नाशमधिगच्छेयुरिति मे धीयते मतिः॥ तत्र बुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि पाण्डवान् प्रति भारत। न तु नीतिः सुनीतस्य शक्यतेऽन्वेषितुं परैः॥