The celestial in the heavens and the rulers of the earth, all beheld that weapon (fiery darc of Shalya) baffled by Shikhandin's (Varuna) arrow. In that battle, O king, the high-souled and heroic Bhishma also uttered his war-cry having cut off the bow and wonderfully variegated standard of the royal son of Pandu viz., Yudhishthira of the Ajamida race. Thereupon seeing Yudhishthira overwhelmed with fear, leaving aside his bow and his arrows,