Vaishampayana said O king, having heard these rude and harsh words of the Chedi king, Bhishma spoke thus in the hearing of the king of Chedi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततश्चेदिपते: श्रुत्वा भीष्मः स कटुकं वचः। उवाचेदं वचो राजश्चेदिराजस्य शृण्वतः॥