तद् वृक्षयुद्धम् अभवन् महीरुहविनाशनम् ॥
घोररूपं महाराज बकपाण्डवयोर् महत् ॥
नाम विश्राव्य तु बकः समभिद्रुत्य पाण्डवम् ॥
भुजाभ्यां परिजग्राह भीमसेनं महाबलम् ॥
भीमसेनो ऽपि तद् रक्षः परिरभ्य महाभुजः ॥
विस्फुरन्तं महावेगं विचकर्ष बलाद् बली ॥
tad vṛkṣayuddham abhavan mahīruhavināśanam ||
ghorarūpaṃ mahārāja bakapāṇḍavayor mahat ||
nāma viśrāvya tu bakaḥ samabhidrutya pāṇḍavam ||
bhujābhyāṃ parijagrāha bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam ||
bhīmaseno 'pi tad rakṣaḥ parirabhya mahābhujaḥ ||
visphurantaṃ mahāvegaṃ vicakarṣa balād balī ||
"That was a great and terrible battle of trees, destructive of the trees, between Baka and the Pandava, O great king. Proclaiming his own name, Baka rushed at the Pandava and seized mighty Bhima with both arms; and Bhima, the mighty-armed, embracing that quivering, swift rakshasa, dragged him by force."
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The battle now moves from hurling trunks to direct combat. It is telling that Baka "proclaims his own name" as he throws himself into the clash: the tyrant is proud of his fearsome name, accustomed to inspiring terror — but a name will not save one whose cause is lawless. Here is the vanity of a terrifying reputation before true strength: the devourer's loud name is empty when it meets righteous might. So the scripture shows that the two forces have now met face to face in the decisive struggle; and the forest crushed by tree trunks prefigures the coming crushing of Baka himself.