iti - thus; uktvā - speaking; sahadevaḥ - Sahadeva; abhūt - became; tūṣṇīm - silent; kṛṣṇa - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; anubhāva - -the influence; vit - who knew well; tat - this; śrutvā - hearing; tuṣṭuvuḥ - praised; sarve - all; sādhu sādhu iti - 'excellent, excellent!'; sat - of saintly persons; tamāḥ - the best.

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Having said this, Sahadeva, who understood Lord Kṛṣṇa’s powers, fell silent. And having heard his words, all the saintly persons present congratulated him, exclaiming “Excellent! Excellent!”