So also, O king, the Pandavas headed by Bhimasena himself, and desirous of wining victory, rushed to battle with a view to cncounter Bhishma.
अभ्युद्ययू रणे पार्थान् भीष्मं कृत्वाऽग्रतो नृप। तथैव पाण्डवा राजन् भीमसेनपुरोगमा:॥