Mahabharata 9.40.9

ऋषिस्त्वथ वचः श्रुत्वा चिन्तयामास धर्मवित्अहो बत नृशंसं वै वाक्यमुक्तोऽस्मि संसदि

ṛṣistvatha vacaḥ śrutvā cintayāmāsa dharmavitaho bata nṛśaṃsaṃ vai vākyamukto'smi saṃsadi

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