The grand old Commander was like a natural force – a hurricane, a rampaging elephant, a tidal wave. His commanders executed various attacking formations like krauncha vyuha, garuda vyuha and sarpa vyuha at lightning speed. From opposite flanks, Drona and Kripa attacked the Pandavas and drove Arjuna’s akhshounis to face the central thrust of Bhishma’s attack. Aswathama cut off Bhima’s men from the main body, while Kritavarma pinned down Drupada’s men. By afternoon, Bhishma had penetrated deep into Arjuna’s akhshounis. Twice, Arjuna found himself face to face with his grand-uncle. Both times Bhishma cut off Arjuna’s bow with contemptuous ease. He had two opportunities to shoot at a weaponless Arjuna, but the old warrior waited for his opponent to pick up his spare bow. Krishna managed to rescue Arjuna by skilful driving, getting the chariot away from Bhishma both times. The sun was about to set and Bhishma did not wish to take any more chances. The war had to end. He deployed his yantramuktha astras and blasted his way through Arjuna’s defences.
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