O descendant of Kuru, retreating beyond the range of arrows and abandoning the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, in that battle, all the Kurus stood (as spectators), though armed for the battle.
शरपातमतिक्रम्य कुरवः कुरुनन्दन॥ भीष्मं शान्तनवं युद्धे स्थिताः पश्याम सर्वशः।