Mahabharata 1.223.20

वैशंपायन उवाच · vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca

एवमुक्तो जातवेदा द्रोणेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणाद्रोणमाह प्रतीतात्मा मन्दपालप्रतिज्ञया

evamukto jātavedā droṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇādroṇamāha pratītātmā mandapālapratijñayā

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.