Recollecting queen Gandhari and king Dhritarashtra, Dhananjaya, afflicted with grief, addressed Dushala who had said so to him, and answered her, censuring Kshatriya practices all the time.
एवं ब्रुवत्यां करुणं दुःशलायां धनंजयः॥ संस्मृत्य देवीं गान्धारीं धृतराष्ट्रं च पार्थिवम्।