Mahabharata 15.8.4

अहमप्येतदेव त्वां ब्रवीमि कुरु मे वचःअनुज्ञां लभतां राजा मा वृथेह मरिष्यति

ahamapyetadeva tvāṃ bravīmi kuru me vacaḥanujñāṃ labhatāṃ rājā mā vṛtheha mariṣyati

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