When his charioteer was thus killed, that foremost of car-warriors Bhishma was borne away from the battle field by his horses which ran with the speed of wind.
भीष्मस्तु निहते तस्मिन् सारथौ रथिनां वरः। वातायमानैस्तैरश्वैरपनीतो रणाजिरात्॥