Inflamed with fury he then pierced Bhima himself with numerous shafts. Then the highly puissant Bhima, when his bow was cut-off, having whirled with impetuosity a lance hurled it at Ashvatthaman's car. But the son of Drona, displaying his great lightness of hands, cut-off by means of his keen-arrows that lance as it flew towards himself, burning like a flamebeam. Meanwhile the formidable Bhima taking up a very strong bow smilingly began to wound the son of Drona with innumerable arrows. Then the son of Drona, O king, pierced the forehead of Bhima's driver with a straightflying arrow. The latter then thus deeply pierced by the mighty son of Drona.
शरैश्चैनं सुबहुभिः क्रुद्धः संख्ये पराभिनत्। स छिन्नधन्वा बलवान् रथशक्तिं सुदारुणम्॥ वेगेनाविध्य चिक्षेप द्रोणपुत्ररथं प्रति। तामापतन्ती सहसा महोल्काभां शितैः शरैः॥ चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भीमो दृढमादाय कार्मुकम्॥ द्रौणिं विव्याध विशिखैः स्मयमानो वृकोदरः। ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज भीमसेनस्य सारथिम्॥ ललाटे दारयामास शरेणानतपर्वणा। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता द्रोणपुत्रेण सारथिः॥