Thereupon Bhishma, king Duryodhana himself, the ruler of the Kosalas and Brihadbala, all excited with rage assailed in a body Bhimasena and Dhananjaya.
ततोभीष्मश्च राजा च कौसल्यश्च बृहद्बलः। समवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा भीमसेनधनंजयौ॥