That hero, having disregarded the severe touch of the shots from the Gandiva bow, addressed Krishna, saying,'Doubtless you have no husbands;' and he also cast his glance upon the sons of Pritha. Again, O Sanjaya, placing confidence upon the strength of his own arms, that hero had no fear even for a moment, aroused by the sons of Pritha accompanied as they were by their sons and Janardana himself. I do not consider that his slaughter can ever be brought about by all the celestials, rushing against him, headed by Vashava himself. Again, O son, how can it by the Pandavas?
यदि भीष्मो रणश्लाघी द्रोणो वा युधि दुर्मदः॥ न हनिष्यति कौन्तेयान् पक्षपातात् सुयोधन। पुनस्तात पाण्डवैः। सर्वानेव हनिष्यामि व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥ किं करिष्यति गाण्डीवमक्षय्यौ च महेषुधी। स्निग्धचन्दनदिग्धस्य मच्छरस्यभिधावतः॥ स नूनमृषभस्कन्धो ह्यर्जुनेन कथं हतः। यश्च गाण्डीवमुक्तानां स्पर्शमुग्रमचिन्तयन्॥ अपतिसि कृष्णेति ब्रुवन् पार्थानवैक्षत। यस्य नासीद् भयं पार्थैः सपुत्रैः सजनार्दनैः॥ स्वबाहुलमाश्रित्य मुहूर्तमपि संजय। तस्य नाहं वधं मन्ये देवैरपि सवासवैः॥ प्रतीपमभिधावद्भिः किं