न वेदयज्ञाधिगमनैर्न दानै- र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः ।
एवंरूपं शक्यमाहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥
११-५३ ॥
na vedayajñādhigamanairna dānai- rna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ |
evaṃrūpaṃ śakyamāhaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra ||
11-53 ||
Not by study of the Vedas and sacrifices, nor by gifts, nor by rites, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in such a form in the world of men by any other than you, O foremost of the Kurus.