Felled the bow of Bhishma having burst it open with whetted shafts. Then deprived of his bow, that foremost of the Kurus, viz., your father, within a moment made another bow ready for use. But Arjuna, waxing worth, cut off even that bow of his.
पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा शितैः शरैः। सच्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्यः पुनरन्यन्महद् धनुः॥ निमेषान्तरमात्रेण सज्यं चक्रे पिता तव। चकर्ष च ततो दो• धनुर्जलदनिःस्वनम्॥ अथास्य तदपि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद धनुरर्जुनः।