प्रथमं वै महाराज कृत्यमेतदचिन्तितम्। केवलं वीर्यदर्पण नानुबन्धो विचारितः॥
prathamaṃ vai mahārāja kṛtyametadacintitam| kevalaṃ vīryadarpaṇa nānubandho vicāritaḥ||
English Meaning
At first, O mighty king, you did not ponder over this course of conduct; nor, from pride of prowess, did you at all take note of the evil thereof.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)