Vaishampayana said: -
1. In the meantime, having received the permission of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), the powerful Bhimasena marched towards the east.
2-3. That best of the Bharata race (Bhima), that hero of great velour and enhancer of the enemy’s sorrow, was accompanied by a powerful army with the full compliment of elephants, horses and cars, an army well-armed and capable of grinding all hostile kingdoms, that best of men (Bhima) first went to thereat country of the Panchalas.
4-5. The Pandava (Bhima) began to conciliate the Panchalas by various means. Then that best of the Bharata race soon defeated the Gandakas and Videhas. The Lord (Bhima) then subjugated the Dasamas. The king of the Dasamas, Sudharma.
6. Fought a fearful battle with Bhima without any arms. Seeing the feat of that illustrious (king), Bhimasena installed the mighty Sudharma as the generalissimo (of his army).
7. O king, causing the earth itself to tremble with the tread of the mighty army that followed him, then Bhima of fearful velour marched towards the east.
8. O king, that hero, the foremost of all mighty men, then defeated in battle Rochaman, the king of Ashvamedha, with all his troops.
9. Having vanquished that king by performing feats that excelled in fierceness, the greatly powerful descendant of Kuru subjugated the eastern region.
10. He then went to the south in the great city of the Pulindas and subjugated Sukumara and the king Sumitra.
11. O Janamejaya, then at the command of Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, that best of the Bharata race marched against the greatly powerful Shishupala.
12. Having heard the intentions of the Pandava (Bhima), the king of Chedi came out of his city. That chastiser of foes then received the son of Pritha with all respects.
13. O great king, those two best of the Kuril and the Chedi race then met together and inquired after each other’s welfare.
14. O king, the king of Chedi offered his kingdom to Bhima, and he smilingly said “O sinless one, what are you bent upon to do?
15. Thereupon Bhima told him all about the intentions of the king Yudhishthira. That king acted as desired (by the Pandava).
16. O king, having been duly entertained by Shishupala, Bhima lived there for thirty nights. He then set out from Chedi with his troops and vehicles.
Thus ends the twenty ninth chapter, the conquets of Bhima, in the Digvijaya of the Sabha Parva.