Strike me as it pleases you, O sinless one, as I am merely a slave of yours.” Meanwhile the mighty-armed son of Pritha, running behind Keshava, seized the latter embracing him with his two arms. That foremost of men viz., Krishna of eyes like expanded lotuses, thus held by the son of Pritha proceeded even carrying the latter with him. Then that slayer of hostile heroes, that puissant warrior, the son of Pritha, forcibly encircling (with his two arms) the two legs of Hrishikesha stopped him when he was going to take the tenth step.
प्रहरस्व यथेष्टं वै दासौऽस्मि तव चानघ। पार्थः समभिद्रुत्य केशवम्॥ नग्राह महाबाहुर्बाहुभ्यां परिगृह्य वै। निगृह्यमाणः पार्थेन कृष्णो राजीवलोचनः॥ जगामैवैनमादाय वेगेन पुरुषोत्तमः। पार्थस्तु विष्टभ्य बलाच्चरणौ परवीरहा॥ अन्वगेव ततः निजग्राह हृषीकेशं कथंचिदं दशमे पदे।