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तदाश्चर्यमपश्याम श्रद्धेयमपि चाद्भुतम् । भीमसेनस्य समरे राजन्कर्मातिमानुषम्॥६-५९-६॥
Then we beheld something astonishing—credible, yet wondrous: O King, Bhīmasena’s deed in battle seemed beyond the measure of ordinary men.
english translation
उदीर्णां पृथिवीं सर्वां साश्वां सरथकुञ्जराम् । असंभ्रमं भीमसेनो गदया समताडयत्॥६-५९-७॥
Across the whole churned field—filled with horses, chariots, and elephants—Bhīmasena, unshaken, struck with his mace.
english translation
स संवार्य बलौघांस्तान्गदया रथिनां वरः । अतिष्ठत्तुमुले भीमो गिरिर्मेरुरिवाचलः॥६-५९-८॥
Having checked those massed troops with his mace, Bhīma—the foremost of chariot-warriors—stood firm amid the tumult, immovable like Mount Meru.
english translation
तस्मिन्सुतुमुले घोरे काले परमदारुणे । भ्रातरश्चैव पुत्राश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥६-५९-९॥
In that exceedingly tumultuous and dreadful moment, his brothers and sons, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna the son of Pārṣata (Drupada), were there in close engagement.
english translation
द्रौपदेयाभिमन्युश्च शिखण्डी च महारथः । न प्राजहन्भीमसेनं भये जाते महाबलम्॥६-५९-१०॥
The sons of Draupadī, Abhimanyu, and Śikhaṇḍin the great chariot-warrior did not abandon Bhīmasena, even when fear arose in the surrounding ranks, for he was of mighty strength.
english translation