Bhishma said Rochamana, O great king, is a Maharatha on the side of the Pandavas and in the battle he will fight with the inimical hosts like a god, O Bharata.
भीष्म उवाच रोचमानो महाराज पाण्डवानां महारथः। योत्स्यतेऽमरवत् संख्ये परसैन्येषु भारत॥