'Truly, you appear to me to be none other than Mahadeva, Indra, or the chief of the Gandharvas, merely disguised in the form of one belonging to the third sex.' ।। 4-40-11 ।।
'Arjuna said: "I speak the truth when I say that I have been observing this vow for an entire year, in obedience to the command of my elder brother."' ।। 4-40-12 ।।
'O mighty-armed prince, I am not truly one of the neuter sex. I assumed this guise of a eunuch out of submission to another’s will and in pursuit of religious merit. But now, O prince, know that my vow has come to an end.' ।। 4-40-13 ।।
[उत्तर] परमॊ ऽनुग्रहॊ मे ऽदय यत परतर्कॊ न मे वृथा न हीदृशाः कलीब रूपा भवन्तीह नरॊत्तमाः ।। ४-४०-१४ ।।
'Uttara said: "You have bestowed a great favor upon me today, for I now see that my suspicion was not without reason. Truly, O best of men, one such as you could never be of the neuter sex."' ।। 4-40-14 ।।
सहायवान अस्मि रणे युध्येयम अमरैर अपि साध्वसं तत परनष्टं मे किं करॊमि बरवीहि मे ।। ४-४०-१५ ।।
'Now I have a true ally in battle — one with whom I could even dare to face the celestials themselves. My fears have vanished. What would you have me do? Command me now.' ।। 4-40-15 ।।