Bhishma-vadha Parva (Chapters: 43–124) - 3rd Day of the WAR

Bhishma forms an array named Garuda. Savyasachin disposes his troops in counter-array in the form of a half-moon.

Duryodhana sends thousands of car-warriors to battle Arjuna. Abhimanyu and Satyaki slaughter the Sakuni army.

Drona and Bhishma slaughter division of Pandavas. Bhima and Ghatotkacha scare away Duryodhana, whose charioteer speedily bears him away.

Duryodhana requests that Bhishma not to favor Pandavas. Bhishma says for him he will check the sons of Pandu.

Bhishma slaughters a vast host of Pandavas and in consequence of his prowess that vast army is routed. Partha, as per Vasudeva's words, rushes to encounter Bhishma.

Arjuna cuts Bhishma's bow two times and, in return, is praised by him. Bhishma mangles both Vasudeva and Dhananjaya with keen shafts.

Krishna wonders, beholding Bhishma prowess. A group attacks Arjuna, and Arjuna slays all of them.

Then, Arjuna, invoking the wonderful and terrible Mahendra weapon and causing it to appear in the sky, showers arrows on the Kauravan host.

So many Kauravan and Pandavan soldiers are killed that streams of blood flow on the battlefield. Both sides withdraw their forces for the night's rest.

Pandava's army celebrates their victory and praises Arjuna for achieving the feat of slaying more than 10,000 warriors in that day's battle.