hatva svariktha-sprdha atatayino
yudhisthiro dharma-bhrtam varisthah
sahanujaih pratyavaruddha-bhojanah
katham pravrttah kim akarasit tatah
saunakah uvaca-Saunaka inquired; hatva-after killing; svariktha-legal inheritance; sprdhah-desiring to usurp; atatayinah-the aggressor; yudhisthirah-King Yudhisthira; dharma-bhrtam-of those who strictly follow religious principles; varisthah-greatest; saha-anujaih-with his younger brothers; pratyavaruddha-restricted; bhojanah-acceptance of necessities; katham-how; pravrttah-engaged; kim-what; akarasit-executed; tatah-thereafter.