While Karna was thus engaged with the Pandavas, Bhimasena, extremely exercised with anger, began to wound the Kurus with his shafts each of which was as sure as the very rod of Yama. That great bowman, struggling alone with all those Balhikas, Kaikeyas, Matsyas, Vasatiyas, Madras and the Saindhavas, looked exceedingly grand.
भीमसनस्तु संसक्ते राधेये पाण्डवैः सह। सर्वतोऽभ्यहनत् क्रुद्धो यमदण्डनिभैः शरैः॥ वाह्रीकान् केकयान् मत्स्यान् वासात्यान् मद्रसैन्धवान्। एक: संख्ये महेष्वासो योधयन् बह्वशोभत।