You foremost of men, I think that happiness has been greater than what I could expect from Duryodhana's sovereignty. What other refuge can I have, old as a I am and destitute of children, except the forest? You highly blessed ones, you should grant me the perinission 1 seek.
मन्ये दुर्योधनैश्वर्याद् विशिष्टमिति सत्तमाः॥ मम चान्धस्य वृद्धस्य हतपुत्रस्य का गतिः। ऋते वनं महाभागास्तन्मानुज्ञातुमर्हथ॥