Once more wounded the king with sixty four arrows. Thereupon Sudakshina also, desirous of saving Bhishma's life in battle, pierced Abhimanyu with five shafts and the latter's charioteer with nine arrows. Then the battle that ensued consequent upon the encounter of those two heroes, exceedingly pierce.
सुदक्षिणस्तु समरे पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः। सारथिं चास्य नवभिरिच्छन् भोष्मस्य जीवितम्॥ तद् युद्धमासीत् सुमहत् तयोस्तत्र समागमे।