O foremost of heroes, do not violate your pledges; observe your own duties as heroes." Having seen that the foremost of kings were flying away from the field of battle and having also marked the mildness with which Partha fought and seeing also that Bhishma was exerting himself with all his powers and that the Kurus were rushing from all sides, the younger brother of Vasava, the illustrious protector of all the Dasharnas become unable to bear it all. He thus spoke to the famous grandson of Shini and praised him much; “O hero of the Shini race, those that are retreating are ended retreating. O Satvata chief those that are still staying, let them also go away.
मा स्वां प्रतिज्ञां त्यजत प्रवीराः स्वं वीरधर्म परिपालयध्वम्॥ तान् वासवानन्तरजो निशाम्य नरेन्द्रमुख्यान् द्रवतः समन्तात्। पार्थस्य दृष्ट्वा मृदुयुद्धतां च भीष्मं च संख्ये समुदीर्यमाणम्।।८२। अमृष्यमाणः स ततो महात्मा यशस्विनं सर्वदशाहभर्ता। उवाच शैनेयमभिप्रशंसन् दृष्ट्वा कुरूनापततः समग्रान्॥ ये यान्ति ते यान्तु शिनिप्रवीर येऽपि स्थिताः सात्वत तेऽपि यान्तु।