Then Drona's son, smiling at the rushing Bhima and addressing him (in
proper words) covered him with arrows, inspired with mantras and equipped with blazing points.
Shrouded with those shafts that vomited fire and resembled snakes of blazing mouths, as if covered with
sparks of gold. The form, O king, of Bhimasena in that battle looked like that of a mountain in the
evening when covered with fire. That weapon of Drona's son, directed against Bhimasena increased in
energy and might, O king, like a conflagration assisted by the wind. Beholding that weapon of terrible
energy thus increasing in might, a panic entered the hearts of all the combatants of the Pandava army
with the exception of Bhima. Then all of them, throwing down their weapons on the earth, alighted from
their cars and steeds. After they had thrown their weapons and alighted from their vehicles, that weapon
of exceeding energy fell upon the head of Bhima. All creatures, especially the Pandavas, uttered cries of
Oh and Alas, beholding Bhimasena overwhelmed by the energy of that weapon.

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