That foremost of all men skilled in arms, that illustrious man (Drona) was pleased with the reception given to him by great Bhishma and accepted them as his pupils.
शास्त्रतः पूजितश्चैव सम्यक् तेन महात्मना। स भीष्मेण महाभागस्तुष्टोऽस्त्रविदुषां वरः॥