Vaishampayana said : Seeing that feat of Bhima, Krishna believed them both to be the sons of Kunti. Gently addressing the assemble monarch by saying, “ This maiden has been greatly won (by the Brahmanas)” he induced them to desist from the fight.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तत् कर्म भीमस्य समीक्ष्य कृष्ण: कुन्तीसुतौ तौ परिशरूमानः। निवारयामास महीपतींस्तान् धर्मेण लब्धेत्यनुनीय सर्वान्॥