And considering it irresistible, lost their heart. Then that king the foremost of men, excited with wrath, struck Bhimasena on the centre of his chest, with a straight shaft. That mighty car-warrior and bowman, being pierced by that monarch, with his limbs stiffened in consequence of a swoon, caught hold of his flat staff. Beholding them terrified, and seeing Bhima overwhelmed with a swoon.