- 'Oh ! king giving up pleasures and attachments altogether I am going to live on whatever is available in the forest. What is the use of followers? [2-37-2]
यो हि दत्त्वा द्विपश्रेष्ठं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः | रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुञ्जरोत्तमम् || २-३७-३
Having given away the best of elephants, will any one be interested in the rope tied to its girth? Why should one have any attachment for the rope after he has given up the elephant? [2-37-3]
तथा मम सतां श्रेष्ठ किं ध्वजिन्या जगत्पते | सर्वाण्येवानुजानामि चीराण्येवाऽनयन्तु मे || २-३७-४
Oh ! best among the virtuous, Oh ! lord of the world, I do not have any use for this army. I am giving away everything (to Bharata). Bring the bark or tattered clothes only. [2-37-4]