Thereupon king Duryodhana that foremost of those endued with strength that great carwarrior seeing that terrible slaughter of his army and remembering the death of his brothers, in the battle, speedily approached the son of Bharadvaja, and addressing him said:-0 preceptor, O sinless one, you are my constant well-wisher. Relaying on you as also on the grandsire, we expect without doubt to conquer in battle even the very celestial themselves.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भारद्वाजमभाषत। पूर्वं दृष्ट्वा वधं घोरं बलस्य बलिना वरः॥ भ्रातृणां च वधं युद्धे स्मरमाणो महारथः। आचार्य सततं हि त्वं हितकामो ममानघ।॥ वयं हि त्वां समाश्रित्य भीष्मं चैव पितामहम्। देवानपि रणे जेतु प्रार्थयामो न संशयः॥ किमु पाण्डुसुतान् युद्धे हीनवीर्यपराक्रमान्। स तथा कुरु भद्रं ते यथा वध्यन्ति पाण्डवाः॥