The highly powerful Bhima seized him by the hair which were adorned with garlands. Thus caught with force by the hair, that foremost of the powerful, speedily freed his hair and grasped the arms of Bhima. Then there arose a hand to hand fight between those who foremost of men worked up with anger.
ततो जग्राह केशेषु माल्यवत्सु महाबलः। स केशेषु परामृष्टो बलेन बलिनां वरः॥ आक्षिप्य केशान् वेगेन बाह्वोर्जग्राह पाण्डवम्। बाहुयुद्धं तयोरासीत् क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयोः॥