Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36


Sanskrit:

तं खड्‌गपाणिं विचरन्तमाशुश्येनं यथा दक्षिणसव्यमम्बरे । समग्रहीद् दुर्विषहोग्रतेजायथोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुत: प्रसह्य ॥ ३६ ॥

ITRANS:

taṁ khaḍga-pāṇiṁ vicarantam āśuśyenaṁ yathā dakṣiṇa-savyam ambaresamagrahīd durviṣahogra-tejāyathoragaṁ tārkṣya-sutaḥ prasahya

Translation:

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

Purport: