Sanjaya said: "No, O bull of the Bharatas — Bhishma, who fought in that battle and struck down enemies with his curved arrows, neither had his bow splinter nor his chariot break. Many hundreds of thousands of your great chariot-warriors, ranks of chariots and elephants, O king, and splendidly caparisoned horses advanced to battle, placing the grandfather at their front. True to his vow, O Kauravya, Bhishma, conqueror of every fray, wrought unending destruction among the Parthas in battle. The Panchalas together with the Pandavas all strove together to check this great archer as he fought and struck down foes with his arrows. When the tenth day arrived, he scorched the enemy host, strewn with sharp arrows by the hundreds and thousands. For indeed the Pandavas, O forefather of Pandu's line, could not overcome the mighty archer Bhishma in battle, who was like Death himself with noose in hand. Then the unconquered Bibhatsu, Savyasachi, tormentor of foes, resorting to a stratagem, began to terrify every charioteer. Roaring loudly like a lion, ceaselessly plucking his bowstring and releasing floods of arrows, the Partha moved through the battle like Time incarnate. At that sound your warriors, O bull of the Bharatas, scattered in great terror, like beasts fleeing before a lion, O king. Seeing the Pandava triumphant and your army hard pressed, Duryodhana, deeply distressed, then spoke to Bhishma."