And the night wore away as they listened to the discourses of the learned Brahmanas. When the cloudless morning came, those foremost of Brahmanas addressed the royal son of Dharma, (saying as follows).
ततो निशा सा व्यगमन्महात्मनां संशृण्वतां विप्रसमीरिता गिरः। ततः प्रभाते विमले द्विजर्षभा वचोऽब्रुवन् धर्मसुतं नराधिपम्॥