Vaishampayana said Then did the son of Dhritarashtra, with clasped hands, along with all these rulers of the earth, say these words to Bhishma, the son of Shantanu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः शान्तनवं भीष्मं प्राञ्जलिधृतराष्ट्रजः। सह सर्वैर्महीपालैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥