Then seeing through the purposes of Krishna, that subduer of hostile cities viz., Bhimasena, addressing Arjuna then stationed at the van of the troop, said these words.
अभिप्रायं तु कृष्णस्य ज्ञात्वा परपुरंजयः। आजिशीर्षगतं पार्थं भीमसेनोऽभ्युवाच ह॥