What will Bhima who is ever boastful of his prowess in battle and what Krishna and Arjuna say? What has Yudhishthira to say? O great king, the curiosity of both the armies in respect of Yudhishthira was great. (In the mean time) the king entered the hostile army full of arrows and darts. He then quickly proceeded towards Bhishma, surrounded by his brothers. Seizing his feet with his two hands, the king (Yudhishthira), the son of Pandu, then thus spoke to Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, who was then ready for battle.
किं नु वक्ष्यति राजासौ किं भीष्मः प्रतिवक्ष्यति। किं भीमः सपरश्लीघी किं नु कृष्णार्जुनाविति॥ विवक्षितं किमस्येति संशयः सुमहानभूत्। उभयोः सेनयो राजन् युधिष्ठिरकृते तदा।॥ सोऽवगाह्य चमूं शत्रोः शरशक्तिसमाकुलाम्। भीष्ममेवाभ्ययात् तूर्णं भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः॥ तमुवाच ततः पादौ कराभ्यां पीड्य पाण्डवः। भीष्मं शान्तनवं राजा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्॥