Headed by the son of Bharadvaja, those heroes, out of a desire for slaying Bhimasena, hurled at the latter's breast weapons of diverse descriptions.
भारद्वाजमुखाः सर्वे भीमसेनजिघांसया। नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि भीमस्योरस्यपातयन्॥