Like the Krauncha mountain, O foremost of kings, in the days of yore bearing the lance of Skanda. Then these two foremost of men, inflamed with fury, sped at one another, arrows of solar effulgence and burnished by the forgers themselves. Then Bhima desirous of slaying Bhishma fought with that mighty carwarrior viz., Somadatta's son,
स्कन्दशक्त्या यथा क्रौञ्चः पुरा नृपतिसत्तम। तौ शरान् सूर्यसंकाशान् कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्॥ अन्योन्यस्य रणे क्रुद्धौ चिक्षिपाते नरर्षभौ। भीमो भीष्मवधाकाक्षी सौमदत्तिं महारथम्॥