Seeing him fall down in that state, his friends as also the island-born Vyasa, Vidura, Sanjaya, and other well-wishers, and the trust worthy attendants who used to wait at the gates, sprinkled cool water over his body, and fanned him with palm leaves, and gently rubbed him with their hands. for a long while they solaced the king while in that state.
तं तथा पतितं भूमौ नि:संज्ञं प्रेक्ष्य बान्धवाः। कृष्णद्वैपायनश्चैव क्षत्ता व विदुरस्तथा॥ संजयः सुहृदश्चान्ये द्वा:स्था ये चास्य सम्मताः। जलेन सुखशीतेन तालवृन्तैश्च भारत॥ पस्पृशुश्च करैर्गानं वीजमानाश्च यत्नतः। अन्वासन् सुचिरं कालं धृतराष्ट्र तथागतम्॥