The celestial in the heavens and the rulers of the earth, all beheld that weapon (fiery darc of Shalya) baffled by Shikhandin's (Varuna) arrow. In that battle, O king, the high-souled and heroic Bhishma also uttered his war-cry having cut off the bow and wonderfully variegated standard of the royal son of Pandu viz., Yudhishthira of the Ajamida race. Thereupon seeing Yudhishthira overwhelmed with fear, leaving aside his bow and his arrows,
तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण विदार्यमाणं खस्थाः सुरा ददृशुःपार्थिवाश्च। भीष्मस्तु राजन् समरे महात्मा धनुश्च चित्रं ध्वजमेव चापि॥ छित्त्वाऽनदत् पाण्डुसुतस्य वीरो युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञः। ततः समुत्सृज्य धनुः सबाण युधिष्ठिरं वीक्ष्य भयाभिभूतम्॥