Vaishampayana said Bhishma, the grandfather of the Kurus, having heard these words of his said these words to the royal son of Vichitravirya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः। वैचित्रवीर्यं राजानमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥