Vaishampayana said Thereupon Sharadvata's son Kripa said the following words: “What the aged Bhishma has said about the Pandavas is reasonable and suited to the occasion.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तत: शारद्वतो वाक्यमित्युवाच कृपस्तदा। युक्तं प्राप्तं च वृद्धेन पाण्डवान् प्रति भाषितम्॥