And owing to the inevitability of Fate, O king, Yudhishthira decided to say, what he was called upon to say. Afraid of speaking lies, but anxious to obtain victory, Yudhishthira.
भावित्वाच महाराज वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे॥ तमतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिरः।