Therefore did I, fearful of the direction your inclination might follow from your words which were like those of an eunuch, rekindle your energy, O Vrikodara.
तस्मादाशङ्कमानोऽहं वृकोदर मतिं तवा गदतः क्लीबया वाचा तेजस्ते समदीदिपम्॥