(He was) greatly energetic and powerful, black as the clouds of the rainy season, hungry and eager for human flesh of cruel and terrible visage, of long shanks and large belly, locks and beard, red in colour of shoulder broad as the neck of the large tree of ears like arrow and of features frightful and hideous. When casting his glance at pleasure all around (the place), he saw the great car warriors, the sons of Pandu.
क्रूरो मानुषमांसादो महावीर्यपराक्रमः। प्रावृड्जलधरश्यामः पिङ्गाक्षो दारुणाकृतिः॥ दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः पिशितेप्सुः क्षुधादितः। लम्बस्फिग्लम्बजद्दरो रक्तश्मश्रुशिरोरुहः॥ महावृक्षगलस्कन्धः शरूको बिभीषणः। यदृच्छया तानपश्यत् पाण्डुपुत्रान् महारथान्॥