Mahabharata 4.3.12

4.3.12

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
iyaṃ tu naḥ priyā bhāryā prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī |
māteva paripālyā ca pūjyā jyeṣṭheva ca svasā || 12 ||

Yudhishthira said, "This is our beloved wife dearer to us than our lives. Verily, she deserveth to be cherished by us like a mother, and regarded like an elder sister. Unacquainted as she is with any kind of womanly work, what office will Krishna, the daughter of Drupada, perform? Delicate and young, she is a princess of great repute. Devoted to her lords, and eminently virtuous, also, how will she live? Since her birth, she hath enjoyed only garlands and perfume? and ornaments and costly robes."