1(11) Bhishma had imposed certain restrictions on him according to the customs prevalent in contemporary times one of them was not kill women and fight against them in war. One of the chief charioteers Shikhandi was a woman by birth and who was changed to man by a Gandharva Chitraketu hence to save him from the attack of woman turned man Shikhandi Duryodhana commands his army to protect Bhishma from Shikhandi as according to his vow he will not retaliate the attack on him by Shikhandi he also commands his army men not to leave their places without command