Clad in armour, stood on the ground with his sword in his hand. Cutting down many elephants on all sides, he roved about making his way (through the troops of the enemy). He appeared to be like a moving wheel of fire. He slaughtered innumerable horsemen, elephants and car-warriors and foot soldiers. That foremost of men, the mighty Bhima was seen to move about the field with the speed of the hawk, cutting off with his sharp sword the bodies and heads of countless men (on foot) and also of those who were on elephant.
खड्गपाणिरदीनात्मा तस्थौ भूमौ सुदंशितः॥ स चचार बहून् मार्गानभितः पातयन् गजान्। अग्निचक्रमिवाविद्धं सर्वतः प्रत्यदृश्यत॥ अश्ववृन्देषु नागेषु रथानीकेषु चाभिभूः। पदातीनां च संघेषु विनिमशोणितोक्षितः॥ श्येनवद् व्यचरद् भीमो रणेऽरिषु बलोत्कटः। छिन्दस्तेषां शरीराणि शिरांसि च महाबलः॥ खड्गेन शितधारेण संयुगे गजयोधिनाम्।