Mahabharata 14.55.6

अथ शिष्यसहस्राणि समनुज्ञाय गौतमःउत्तङ्कं परया प्रीत्या नाभ्यनुज्ञातुमैच्छत

atha śiṣyasahasrāṇi samanujñāya gautamaḥuttaṅkaṃ parayā prītyā nābhyanujñātumaicchata

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