She then naturally approached Bhishma for marriage who refused her, citing his oath.

Bhishma soon shot arrows which cut Arjuna's armour and then also his Gandiva bow.

Amba then returned to Bhishma and demanded that he marry her.

Amba then returned to Bhishma and demanded that he marry her.

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Along with her sisters Amba and Ambalika, she was taken by force by Bhishma from their Swayamvara.

The name " Daseyi " – a term often used by her stepson Bhishma used to address her – means one of the Dasas ( slaves ), or a Dasa aboriginal princess.

Bhishma presented Satyavati to Santanu, who married her.

Bhishma refused, reminding Satyavati of the promise he made to her father and his vow of bachelorhood.

Revealing to Bhishma the tale of her encounter with Parashara, Satyavati well knew that this was the time to call her son Vyasa to aid her.

" He further praises her " characteristic far-sightedness ", when she ensures the future of her children with Santanu by disposing of the crown prince Bhishma.

When Shantanu's son Bhishma had grown into a young prince, Shantanu came across Satyavati, an adopted daughter of a ferryman on the Yamuna river ), and fell in love with her.

After Shantanu's death, Satyavati continued to rule the kingdom with her two sons, with help of Bhishma.

However, Yudhishthira ignores their call and puts her at stake much to the ire of Bhishma, who in his frustration breaks his chair.

Legend has it that at her maternal grandfather's suggestion Amba sought refuge with Parasurama who ordered Bhishma to marry Amba.

Bhishma knew in his heart that the Pandavas were righteous and chaste, and that he stood as the greatest obstacle in their path to victory, so when they visited Bhishma, he told them that if faced by an other gender that is a gender which has both features of a male and female in battle he would cease to fight and not lift weapons against her.

Its actually river goddess Ganga coming to satisfy the thirst of her son Bhishma.

Along with her sisters Amba and Ambika, Ambalika was taken by force by Bhishma from their Swayamvara, the latter having challenged and defeated the assembled royalty.

Along with her sisters Ambika and Ambalika, she was taken by force by Bhishma from their Swayamvara.

Vichitravirya married only her sisters, because Amba told Bhishma that she was in love with king of Salva and was not ready to marry anyone else.

Hearing this from her, Bhishma permitted Amba to go to Salva's place.

But Salva rejected her as well, in shame of losing the combat against Bhishma at the Swayamvara.

As Bhishma fell, his whole body was held above the ground by the shafts of Arjuna's arrows which protruded from his back, and through his arms and legs.

Upon reaching Hastinapura, Amba confided in Bhishma that she wished to wed Salwa.

The fisherman immediately gave Satyavati to Devavrata, who was henceforth called Bhishma (" the terrible ").

Bhishma killed Ugrayudha Paurava, who had lost his powers because he lusted after another's wife.

Vichitravirya married the princesses of Kashi-Kosala: Ambika and Ambalika, who were won by Bhishma in a Swayamvara ( marriage choice ).

Bhishma ( Bheeshma or Devavrata or ' Bhishma Pitamah ') was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king.

It was this Prabhasa who took birth as Devavrata ( Bhishma ).

There was a lot of criticism of King Shantanu from his subjects as to why he removed Bheeshma from the title of the crown prince ( kings didn't have the power to remove prince from throne just as Bhishma could not deprive his unborn son from the throne so he decided to never have one ) as he was so capable, and if by any chance he did see some fault in him ( Bheeshma ), what did he see in the prince who is not yet born ( Satyavati's son ).

Parasurama was pleased and said to Bhishma that if he had not behaved in this manner, Parasurama would have cursed him, for it is the duty of warriors who fight against elders to not abandon the traditions of humility and respect for elders.

Bhishma is the one who witnessed the Mahābhārata completely from the beginning since the rule of Shantanu.

And thus, on the next day-the tenth day of battle-Shikhandi accompanied Arjuna on the latter's chariot and they faced Bhishma who put his bow and arrows down.

Seeing Bhishma laid on such a bed of arrows humbled even the gods who watched from the heavens in reverence, silently blessing the mighty warrior.

Fighting with such ferocity, none from the Kaurava side can best him in a one on one combat ( dwandva yudha ), Bhishma being the only Kaurava warrior who could have done so.

According to the 149th chapter of Anushāsanaparva ( verses 14 to 120 ) in the epic Mahabharata, the names were handed down to Yudhisthira by the famous warrior Bhishma who was on his death bed ( of arrows ) in the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

Drona was somewhat parallel to Bhishma both in martial prowess, and in his unwavering commitment to fighting for the kingdom of Hastinapura irrespective of who the ruler was and whether or not the cause was just.

Bhishma Pitamaha also said: " The teacher who teaches true knowledge is more important than ten instructors.

According to Vyasa Mahabharata she went to Guru Parshuram who was the teacher of Bhishma.

Their ambassador of peace was insulted and turned away by Duryodhana, who was intent on war, defying the counsel of elders like Bhishma.

When the war was declared and the two armies were facing each other, Arjuna realised that he would have to kill his dear great-granduncle ( Bhishma ), on whose lap he had played as a child, and his respected teacher ( Drona ), who had held his hand and taught him how to hold the bow and arrow, making him the greatest archer in the world.

On the tenth day the Pandavas, unable to withstand Bhishma's prowess, decided to put Shikhandi, who had been a woman in a prior life in front of Bhishma, as Bhishma has taken a vow not to attack a woman.