They knew that king to be the destroyer of foes like Indra; they thought him to be the wielder of thunder-bolt himself. They said, “This is that best of heroic men who is as powerful in the battle as the Vasu. All enemies are destroyed by his great prowess.
शक्रोपमममित्रघ्नं परवारणवारणम्॥ पश्यन्तः स्त्रीगणास्तत्र वज्रपाणिं स्म मेनिरे। अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रो रणे वसुपराक्रमः॥ यस्य बाहुबलं प्राप्य न भवन्त्यसुहृद्गणाः।