Some sported and juinped about others laughed aloud. Many heroes repeatedly said these words to Bhimasena— 'Highly difficult and great has been the feat that you have performed to-day in batile, by having struck down thc Kuru king, himself a great warrior, with your macc! This slaughter of your enemy is considered like that of Vritra by Indra himself!
चिक्रीडुश्च तथैवान्ये जहसुश्च तवाहिताः। अब्रुवंश्चासकृद् वीरा भीमसेनमिदं वचः॥ दुष्करं भवता कर्म रणेऽद्य सुमहत् कृतम्। कौरवेन्द्रं रणे हत्वा गदयाऽतिकृतश्रमम्॥ इन्द्रेणेव हि वृत्रस्य वधं परमसंयुगे। त्वया कृतममन्यन्त शत्रोर्वधमिमं जनाः॥