atha api - nonetheless; āśrāvaye - I shall tell; brahma - O Supreme Truth; nara-loka - of human society; viḍambanam - (to You) who imitate; rājñaḥ - of the King (Yudhiṣṭhira); paitṛ - of Your father; svasreyasya - of the sister's son; bhaktasya - Your devotee; ca - and; cikīrṣitam - the intentions.

Nonetheless, O Supreme Truth playing the part of a human being, I shall tell You what Your devotee Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, the son of Your father’s sister, intends to do.