Then that fierce bowmen, that invincible hero, ready to lay down his life in battle, showered upon the Pandavas, the Panchalas and the Srinjayas, a downpour of sharp lances, and Vatsadantas and Anjalikas. Then, O king, wielding his weapons Bhishma with his shafts repulsed the five foremost and mighty carwarriors of the Pandava host who had been vigorously exerting theinselves in battle. He held them in check by showering on them many weapons both offensive and defensive, all sped with wrath and force.
स पाण्डवान् महेष्वासः पञ्चामांश्चैव संजरा न्। नाराचैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च शितैरशलिकैस्तथा।॥ अभ्यवर्षत दुर्धर्षस्त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मनः। स पाण्डवानां प्रवरान् पञ्च राजन् महारथान्॥ आत्तशत्रो रणे यत्नाद् वारयामास सायकैः। गानाशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षेस्तान् वीर्यामर्षप्रवेरितैः॥