O Sanjaya, how could the Pandavas succeed in striking Bhishma who was like Parameshti himself, that lord and creator of all creatures.
सर्वलोकेश्वरस्येव परमेष्ठीप्रजापतेः। कथं प्रहर्तुमपि ते शेकुः संजय पाण्डवाः॥