They spoke truly. We ought to have compassion for the dwellers of the forest (animals). We have been feeding on them for one year and eight months.
सत्यमाहुः कर्तव्या दयास्माभिर्वनौकसाम्। साष्टमासं हि नो वर्षं यदेतदुपयुक्ष्महे॥