tam khadga-panim vicarantam asu

 syenam yatha daksina-savyam ambare

samagrahid durvisahogra-teja

 yathoragam tarksya-sutah prasahya

 

Translation: 

 

Sword in hand, Kamsa moved quickly from side to side like a hawk in the sky. But Lord Krsna, whose fearsome strength is irresistible, powerfully seized the demon just as the son of Tarksya might capture a snake.