Then, O son of Pritha, will your mind be turned from the thought of ruling over the earth like one who has lived a life of infamy giving up all hopes of heaven. To win a kingdom for you is as difficult as to obtain heaven for a man who has never practiced devotion.
तदा मन्सते त्रिदिवादिवाशुचे निवर्तिता पार्थ महाप्रशासनात्। प्रशाम्य राज्यं हि सुदुर्लभं त्वया बुभूषितः स्वर्ग इवातपस्विना॥