All stood, O sire, surrounding Bhishma in that great battle. So did the Pandavas also stand surrounding Dhananjaya in that fearful battle. The fight then began. The son of Ganga wounded Partha with nine arrows.
परिवार्य रणे भीष्मं स्थिता युद्धाय मारिष। तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे परिवार्य धनंजयम्॥ स्थिता युद्धाय महते ततो युद्धमवर्तत। गाङ्गेयस्तु रणे पार्थमानछेत्रवभिः शरैः॥