Bhishma said Listen, O Duryodhana, to that story along with these rulers of the universe, namely the reason for which I shall not slay Shikhandin even though I see him in battle.
भीष्म उवाच शृणु दुर्योधन कथां सहैभिर्वसुधाधिपः। यदर्थं युधि सम्प्रेक्ष्य नाहं हन्यां शिखण्डिनम्॥३।