Such were the cries, O king, that were then heard round Bhishma's chariot. Bhishma then slaughtered his foes by hundreds and thousands.
इत्यासीत् तुमुल: शब्दो राजन् भीष्मरथं प्रति॥ निहत्य समरे राजशतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।