That mighty king of the Matsya's, Virata, a master in the use of weapons and hard to vanquish in battle, will withstand in battle Bhishma and those mighty car-warriors.
मत्स्यो विराटो बलवान् कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः। प्रसहिष्यति संग्रामे भीष्मं तांश्च महारथान्॥