Vaishampayana said O descendant of Bharata, possessing the knowledge of the past, present and future and seeing all present before his eyes, the learned son of Gavalgana came quickly from the field of battle, and rushing with grief to the presence of the king, told Dhritarashtra who was in great anxiety that the grandfather (of the Kurus) Bhishma was killed.
वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ गावल्गणिविद्वान् संयुगादेत्य भारत। प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य भूतभव्यभविष्यवित्॥ ध्यायते धृतराष्ट्राय सहसोत्पत्य दुःखितः। आचष्ट निहतं भीष्मं भरतानां पितामहम्॥