Partha salutes me and speaks to my ears. After a long time we have seen the wise son of Pandu, Dhananjaya, ever a favourite to his friends and greatly shining in prosperity.
चिरदृष्टोऽयमस्माभिः प्रज्ञावान् बान्धवप्रियः। अतीव ज्वलितो लक्ष्म्या पाण्डुपुत्रो धनंजयः॥