The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.21.19

5.21.19

asmaddhitamidaṃ vākyaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo'bravīt |
pāṇḍavānāṃ hitaṃ caiva sarvasya jagatastathā || 19 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Then Dhritarashtra pacified Bhishma with words of entreaty, rebuked the son of Radha, and spoke the following words, What Bhishma, Santanu's son, hath said is salutary for us, as also for the Pandavas, and likewise for the whole universe. I shall, however, after deliberation, send Sanjaya to the sons of Pandu. So thou needst not wait. Go thou to the son of Pandu this very day.' The Kaurava chief then honoured Drupada's priest and sent him back to the [paragraph continues] Pandavas. And summoning Sanjaya to the council-hall, he addressed him in the following words."