The soldiers on part of Kauravas have lost courage even to see straight way at valorous son of Pandu as nobody can gaze at the sun glowing in sky with acute rays in the noon. Similarly, nobody can dare to look straight at Bhishma, the son of Ganga.
मध्यंदिनगतं सूर्यं प्रतपन्तमिवाम्बरे। नाशक्नुवन्त सैन्यानि पाण्डवं प्रति वीक्षितुम्॥ तथैव भीष्मं गाङ्गेयं द्रष्टुं नोत्सहते जनः॥