Then the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, with his bow always drawn to a circle, poured a continuous shower of arrows that resembled so many poisonous snakes. Creating continuous lines of arrows in all directions, that vowobserving hero killed innumerable car-warriors of the Pandava's.
ततो भीष्मः शान्तनवो नित्यं मण्डलकार्मुकः। मुमोच बाणान् दीप्ताचानहीनाशीविषानिव॥ शरैरेकायनीकुर्वन् दिशः सर्वा यतव्रतः। जघान पाण्डवरथानादिश्यादिश्य भारत।॥