न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै- र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः । एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥ ११-४८॥ na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānai- rna ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra 8. Neither by the study of the VEDAS and sacrifices, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than yourself, O great hero among the Kurus. na = never; vedayajña = by sacrifice; adhyayanaiḥ = or Vedic study; na = never; dānaiḥ = by charity; na = never; ca = also; kriyābhiḥ = by pious activities; na = never; tapobhiḥ = by serious penances; ugraiḥ = severe; evaṃ rūpaḥ = in this form; śakyaḥ = can; ahaṃ = I; nṛloke = in this material world; draṣṭuṃ = be seen; tvat = than you; anyena = by another; kurupravīra = O best among the Kuru warriors.;