He hurled his lighted brand (at Bhima) which was as flaming as the lightning. But that foremost of all warriors (Bhima) turned it off with his left foot and it then went back towards Rakshasas. Kirmira also, suddenly tearing up a tree, himself angrily rushed to fight with the Pandava (Bhima) like mace bearing Yama. That battle, so destructive to the trees, looked like that of the old one which was fought for the sake of a woman between Bali and Sugriva.
चिक्षेप चोल्मुकं दीप्तमशनिं ज्वलितामिव। तदुदस्तमलातं तु भीमः प्रहरतां वरः॥ पदा सव्येन चिक्षेप तद् रक्षः पुनराव्रजत्। किर्मीरश्चापि सहसा वृक्षमुत्पाट्य पाण्डवम्॥ दण्डपाणिरिव क्रुद्धः समरे प्रत्यधावत। तद् वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम्॥ वालिसुग्रीवयोर्धात्रोर्यथा स्त्रीकाक्षिणोः पुरा।