Having vanquished the Pandavas and the Srinjayas in battle and adored and honoured by your sons, Bhishma then, O monarch.
भीष्योऽपि समरे जित्वा पाण्डवान् सहसृजयान्। पूज्यमानस्तव सुतैर्वन्द्यमानश्च भारत॥