Having said this, the son of Vasudeva threw off the reins of the horses and jumped down from the car. Whirling with his right arm his discus with a beautiful shape and with sharpness as that of a razors, which was as effulgent as the sun and possessed the force of one thousand thunderbolts, the high-souled Krishna rushed with great force towards Bhishma making the earth tremble under his feet.
ततः सुनाभं वसुदेवपुत्रः सूर्यप्रभं वज्रसमप्रभावम्। क्षुरान्तमुद्यम्य भुजेन चक्र रथादवप्लुत्य विसृज्य वाहान्॥ संकम्पयन् गां चरणैर्महात्मा वेगेन कृष्णः प्रससार भीष्मम्।