Vaishampayana said : Being thus accosted by the intelligent Gudakesha, Bhimasena, skilled in speech, turning to Yudhishthira, said,
वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तो भीमसेनस्तु गुडाकेशेन धीमता। युधिष्ठिरमभिप्रेक्ष्य वाग्मी वचनमब्रवीत्॥