That noble and energetic warrior after performing these brave acts, first distressed Bhima with nine shafts and almost iinmediately again covered him with numberless powerful shafts.
स तत् कृत्वा राजपुत्रस्तरस्वी विव्याध भीमं नवभिः पृषत्कैः। ततोऽभिनद् बहुभिः क्षिप्रमेव वरेषुभिर्भीमसेन महात्मा।॥