Vaishampayana said The great Bhishma, hearing these words of Yudhishthira, reflected upon them acutely with the help of his understanding, and addressed Yudhishthira in reply.
वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्य तद् वाक्यं श्रुत्वा भीष्मो महामनाः। परीक्ष्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या युधिष्ठिरमभाषत॥