Surrounded Bhishma on all sides, in order to rescue him of Madhu's race. Then between the Kurus and the Pandavas, both desirous of securing victory, commenced a fierce fight making the hair stand erect.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धे तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च समरे विजयैषिणाम्॥