Approaching Bhishma, were dispatched to the abode of Death. Thus covering the ten points of the compass with the net-work of his arrows, as also the army of the Partha's, Bhishma remained the master of the situation.
ये च केचन पार्थानामभियाता धनंजयम्। राजानो भीष्ममासाद्य गतास्ते यमसादनम्॥ एवं दश दिशो भीष्मः शरजालैः समन्ततः। अतीत्य सेनां पार्थानामवतस्थे चमूमुखे॥