993. Unto Dhritarashtra, the report be told, making excuse, this itself, today, from birth & death, (look) how the king of sages, Vyasadeva, has rescued me.
995. Like this, when with great effort, he(Sanjaya) said, making his mind firm, at that time itself, the Sattvic emotions* manifested(in him). Although (he) tried to control them, they could not be controlled.
997. He becoming astonished, started getting dried up, the intellect (of his), became handicap therein, the speech also (of his). From the feet right upto the head, became thrilled, the whole body(of his).
999. From the half open eyes, coming out, flowed tears of joy. Overflowed joy (in his) inside abundantly, hence vibration occurred unto his body.
*Sattvic emotions- they are 8 in number, as follows.
1.the body perspires,
2.the eyes become full of tears,
3.the prana becomes steady,
4.the mind becomes composed,
5.the hairs stand on end,
6.the person feels like crying, sobbing
7.the body shakes,
7.the hostilities and their distinctions, great and small vanish.