Mahabharata War
In the Mahabharat war, he had to fight with the Kauravs. He fought bravely and with such vigour that even the strength of Arjun and Bhim paled before him. In spite of his efforts, Duryodhan accused him of being partial to the Pandavs and that he did not want to kill them. Bhishma reminded him of the strength of the Pandavs and Krishna, and appealed to him once again to make peace with them. Thus burdened by such unjust accusations, he lost interest in life and wanted to die. He himself told Yudhishthir, a method of putting an end to his life. Accordingly, Arjun went to fight Bhishma behind Shikhandi, knowing that Bhishma would not fire at Shikhandi as he was born a woman. From behind Shikhandi, Arjun fired arrow after arrow, till Bhishma was completely covered with arrows, so that when he fell he lay on a bed of arrows, as befitting a brave warrior. And thus he lay, till the war was over and Hastinapur was in safe hands.
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