śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Lord (Kṛṣṇa) said; yuddham - battle; naḥ - to us; dehi - please give; rāja-indra - O exalted King; dvandvaśaḥ - as a one-on-one duel; yadi - if; manyase - you think it proper; yuddha - for a fight; arthinaḥ - desirous; vayam - we; prāptāḥ - have come here; rājanyāḥ - members of the royal order; na - not; anya - anything else; kāṅkṣiṇaḥ - wanting.

The Supreme Lord said: O exalted King, give us battle in the form of a duel, if you think it fitting. We are princes and have come to beg a fight. We have no other request to make of you.