Under these circumstances, to be killed white fighting would be praise-worthy for us. Ancestral wealth is better than the kingdom of another. Lay these ancient principles before the sons of Kurus amidst the assembled chiefs,
अस्मिन् पदे युध्यतां नो वधोऽपि श्लाध्य: पित्र्यं परराज्याद् विशिष्टम्। नाचक्षीथाः संजय राजमध्ये॥