Hurled at him with great force a mace whose fall resembled the fall of thunder. With his own mace then Alayudha struck the burning mace of Bhima, where-upon the latter flew towards Bhima. Then the son of Kunti covered that foremost of the Rakshasas with a perfect shower of arrows.
गदां चिक्षेप वेगेन वज्रपातोपमा तदा। तामापतन्ती वेगेन गदां ज्वालाकुलां ततः॥ गदया ताड्यामास सा गदा भीममाव्रजत्। स राक्षसेन्द्रं कौन्तेयः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥