kiḿ nu vakṣye 'bhisańgamya
pitarau rāma-keśavau
yuddhāt samyag apakrāntaḥ
pṛṣṭas tatrātmanaḥ kṣamam
kim -- what; nu -- then; vakshye -- will I say; abhisangamya -- meeting; pitarau -- with My fathers; rama-kesavau -- Balarama and Krishna; yuddhat -- from the battle; samyak -- altogether; apakrantah -- fled; prishtah -- questioned; tatra -- in that case; atmanah -- for My self; kshamam -- fitting.
"What will I say to My fathers, Rama and Kesava, when I return to Them after having simply fled the battle? What can I tell Them that will befit My honor?
Sri Pradyumna here uses the word pitarau, "fathers," loosely. Lord Balarama was of course His uncle.
