Then did Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, endued with great heroism and energy overthrowing all those rulers of the earth, take away the three girls by force.
ततः किल महावीर्यो भीष्मः शान्तनवो नृपान्। अधिक्षिप्य महातेजास्तिस्रः कन्या जहारताः॥