Seeing in sore straits his own mighty forces capable of making people's down stand on end, and seeing his brothers resembling Sakra in prowess, routed; and seeing also his uncles brought down in battle, as well as his brothersYuddhonmatta and Matta— foremost of Råkş asas, that crusher of the pride of deities and Dānavas-the exceedingly energetic Atikāya-resembling a hill, who had obtained from Brahmă a boon in battle, was fired with wrath.
स्वबलं व्यथितं दृष्ट्वा तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। भ्रातृ॑श्च निहतान्दृष्ट्वा शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमान्॥ पितृव्यौ चापि संदृश्य समरे संनिपातितौ। युद्धोन्मत्तं च मत्तं च भ्रातरौ राक्षसोत्तमौ।२।। चुकोप च महातेजा ब्रह्मदत्तवरो युधि। अतिकायोऽद्रिसंकाशो देवदानवदर्पहा॥