Your warriors, all foremost of men, did not cherish any hope of victory then. Then Arjuna, who was proceeding desirous of slaying Bhishma, with Shikhandin before him, seeing Bhima fight with the ten mighty car-warriors of your army, confronted them in battle.
न शशंसुजयं तत्र तावकाः पुरुषर्षभाः। अथार्जुनो रणे भीमं योधयन्तं महारथान्॥ भीष्मस्य निधनाकाक्षी पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्। आससाद रणे वीरांस्तावकान् दश भारत।॥