They were capable of assuming any form at will and of mustering any strength at will, they had the poison like the blazing fire, (such were the snakes that) that were burnt in the great sacrifice, affected by Brahma's punishment, (their mother's curse.)
कामरूपाः कामबला दीप्तानलविषोल्बणाः। दग्धास्तत्र महासत्रे ब्रह्मदण्डनिपीडिताः॥