Covering his fingers with protectors made of leather, took up his bow. Urged on by his elder brother, that brother Bhimasena devoted as he was to the interests of his brothers.
बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणः प्रगृहीतशरासनः। ज्येष्ठेन प्रहितो भ्रात्रा भ्राता भ्रातुः प्रियंकरः॥