Thus addressed by Partha, Krishna, the subduer of his enemies, said to Dhananjaya, the foremost of the wise, the following suitable to the occasion.
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन कृष्णो मतिमतां वरम्। धनंजयमुवाचेदं प्राप्तकालमरिंदमम्॥