O Sanjaya, ill or well, tell me every thing. Tell me all in full and in detail, all that was achieved in the battle of Bhishma ever desirous of victory, by that great warrior skilled in all weapons. How did the battle take place between the armies of the Kurus and the Pandavas and in what manner was the battle fought?
अपनीतं सुनीतं यत् तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय। यत् कृतं तत्र संग्रामे भीष्मेण जयमिच्छता॥ तेजोयुक्तं कृतास्त्रेण शंस तच्चाप्यशेषतः। तथा तदभवद् युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः॥ क्रमेण येन यस्मिंश्च काले यच्च यथाऽभवत्॥