विलोक्योद्विग्नहृदयो विच्छायमनुजं नृपः ।
पृच्छति स्म सुहृन्मध्ये संस्मरन्नारदेरितम् ॥ २४ ॥
prcchati sma suhrn madhye
vilokya-by seeing; udvigna-anxious; hrdayah-heart; vicchayam-pale appearance; anujam-Arjuna; nrpah-the King; prcchati-asked; sma-in the past; suhrt-friends; madhye-amongst; samsmaran-remembering; narada-Sage Narada; iritam-indicated by.
Seeing Arjuna pale due to heartfelt anxieties, the King, remembering the indications of the sage Narada, questioned him in the midst of friends.