Clad in amour, armed with mace and accoutered with other equipments your son Duryodhana then, O king, standing on the field of battle, addressed all the Pandavas, saying-"Amongst you five brothers let any one fight me, armed with mace. As regards myself, I ain willing to fight either Sahadeva or Bhima or Nakula or Phalguna or you today, O best of Bharata's race. If you give me battle, I will fight any one amongst you and will surely gain the victory on the field.
संनद्धः सगदो राजन् सज्जः संग्राममूर्धनि। अब्रवीत् पाण्डवान् सर्वान् पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव॥ भ्रातृणां भवतामेको युध्यतां गदया मया। सहदेवेन वा योत्स्ये भीमेन नकुलेन वा॥ अथवा फाल्गुनेनाद्य त्वया वा भरतर्षभ। योत्स्येऽहं संगरं प्राप्य विजेष्ये च रणाजिरे॥