Mahabharata 3.256.10

विकल्पयित्वा राजानं ततः प्राह वृकोदरःजीवितुं चेच्छसे मूढ हेतुं मे गदतः शृणु

vikalpayitvā rājānaṃ tataḥ prāha vṛkodaraḥjīvituṃ cecchase mūḍha hetuṃ me gadataḥ śṛṇu

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