"Hear, O king the words that I shall speak to you, O scion of the Kuru race, about how you should conduct yourself, Ogrinder of foes.
शृणु राजन् मम वचो यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव। यथा त्वया महाराज वर्तितव्यं परंतप॥