He who assumes the most terrible appearance for crushing your sons, he who without any weapon but only with his bare arms pounds to dust men, horses and elephants, that mighty armed Bhimasena that Vrikodara, accompanied by the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) protected the (Pandava) warriors. Seeing the invincible Vrikodara like a fearful lion of sportive gait, like a proud leader of a herd of elephants, like the great Indra himself, your soldiers, with their strength weakened by fear, began to tremble like elephants sunk in mud.
उद्वर्तयिष्यंस्तव पुत्रसेनामतीव रौद्रं स बिभर्ति रूपम्। अनायुधो यः सुभुजो भुजाभ्यां नराश्वनागान् युधि भस्म कुर्यात्॥ सहितो यमाभ्यां वृकोदरो वीररथस्य गोप्ता। तं तत्र सिंहर्षभमत्तखेलं लोके महेन्द्रप्रतिमानकल्पम्॥ समीक्ष्य सेनाग्रगतं दुरासदं संविव्यथुः पङ्कगता यथा द्विपाः। वृकोदरं वारणराजदएँ योधास्त्वदीया भयविग्नसत्त्वाः॥ स भीमसेनः