Having said this, the king immediately killed Shakti and ate him up as a tiger eats up the animal it is fond of.
एवमुक्त्वा ततः सद्यस्तं प्राणैर्विप्रयुज्य च। शक्तिनं भक्षयामास व्याघ्रः पशुमिवेप्सितम्॥