Thus accosted the highly powerful Bhimasena, gifted with great speed, took up with great force his best of bows,
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु वेगेन भीमसेनो महाबलः॥ गृहीत्वा तु धनुः श्रेष्ठं जवेन सुमहाजवः।