Mahabharata 2.32.11

कथं नु मम कौरव्यो रत्नदानैः समाप्नुयात्यज्ञमित्येव राजानः स्पर्धमाना ददुर्धनम्

kathaṃ nu mama kauravyo ratnadānaiḥ samāpnuyātyajñamityeva rājānaḥ spardhamānā dadurdhanam

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