śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus speaking; anujñāpya - taking permission to leave; dāśārham - of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Mahārāja Daśārha; dhṛtarāṣṭram - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; yudhiṣṭhiram - of Yudhiṣṭhira; rāja - among kings; ṛṣe - O sage; sva - their own; āśramān - to the hermitages; gantum - to going; munayaḥ - the sages; dadhire - turned; manaḥ - their minds.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus spoken, O wise king, the sages then took leave of Lord Dāśārha, Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Yudhiṣṭhira and prepared to depart for their āśramas.