The display of prowess and the great strength has been considered to be the duty of a Kshatriya. How did the Pandavas oppose my father Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, that invincible but modest hero when he was destroying the troops of the enemy? How were the troops arranged and how did he fight with the illustrious enemies?
पराक्रमः परा शक्त्या तत् तु तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम्। अनीकानि विनिघ्नन्तं ह्रीमन्तमपराजितम्॥ कथं शान्तनवं तात पाण्डुपुत्रा न्यवारयन्। कथं युक्तान्यनीकानि कथं युद्धं महात्मभिः॥