Vaishampayana said In the mean time, having come to know of the departure of the slayer of Madhu (from the Pandava camp) through his spies, Dhritarashtra said to Bhishma of long arms after paying him due honours; and also to Drona and Sanjaya and the greatly intelligent Vidura his hairs standing up and also to Duryodhana and his ministers.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा दूतैः समाज्ञाय प्रयान्तं मधुसूदनम्। धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीद् भीष्ममर्चयित्वा महाभुजम्॥ द्रोणं च संजयं चैव विदुरं च महामतिम्। दुर्योधनं सहामात्यं हृष्टरोमाब्रवीदिदम्॥