Then, O foremost of the Bharatas, Bhishma, having overcome his pain by his patience, and afflicted with many dares, breathed like a snake.
भीष्मस्तु वेदनां धैर्यानिगृह्य भरतर्षभ। अभितप्तः शरैश्चैव निःश्वसन्नुरगो यथा।॥