As he careered in battle, resplendent like the Sun himself neither the innumerable infantry of the Srinjayas, all well armed, nor the other rulers of the earth were even able to look at him. Yet the Pandava troops with all their resources made a giant effort against the victorious Bhishma who was thus careering in the battle.
तथा चरन्तं समरे तपन्तमिव भास्करम्। पदातिकोटिसाहस्त्राः प्रवरायुधपाणयः॥ न शेकुः संजया द्रष्टुं तथैवान्ये महीक्षितः। विचरन्तं तथा तं तु संग्रामे जितकाशिनम्॥ सर्वोद्यमेन महता पाण्डवा समभिद्रवत्।