O lord of men, (he) caused all the necessary rites to be performed just as if it were a son. And the imperial wife of Drupada protected the secret with all due care, saying, "This is a son indeed.” And neither did any one else other than the son of Prishata know (the child to be a) daughter, in all that city.
पुत्रवत् पुत्रकार्याणि सर्वाणि समकारयत्। रक्षणं चैव मन्त्रस्य महिषी द्रुपदस्य सा॥ चकार सर्वयत्नेन ब्रुवाणा पुत्र इत्युत। न च तां वेद नगरे कश्चिदन्यत्र पार्षतात्॥