Then that great car-warrior the Kalinga king, seeing his son killed. Surrounded Bhima on all sides with innumerable troops, then the greatly strong and mighty armed Bhima took up a sword with the desire of performing a great feat. O king, that foremost of men also took up a matchless shield made of the hide of a bull.
हतमात्मसुतं दृष्ट्वा कलिङ्गानां जनाधिपः॥ रथैरनेकसाहस्रीमस्यावारयद् दिशः। ततो भीमो महावेगां त्यक्त्वा गुर्वी महागदाम्॥ निस्त्रिंशमाददे घोरं चिकीर्षुः कर्म दारुणम्। चर्म चाप्रतिमं राजन्नार्षभं पुरुषर्षभ॥