Vaishampayana said Hearing his these harsh words-harsh both in import and sound, that foremost of all strong men, the powerful Bhimasena, became angry.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा रूक्षं रूक्षाक्षरं बहु। चुकोप बलिनां श्रेष्ठो भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्॥