Hearing the words of Duryodhana, Shalya, the king of Madra, foremost of orators, said following words before the kings, O king!
दुर्योधनवचः श्रुत्वा शल्यो मद्राधिपस्तदा। उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो राजन् राजसंनिधौ॥