And beholding that highly powerful person among men like to the chief of gods among the celestials, the moon among the planets, the lion among the Sarabhas,* the Airāvata among the elephants, the Meru among the mountains, and the Pārijāta among the trees, the ten-necked demon said, “Give me battle." Thereat his eyes became agitated like to planets and from the from the clashing of his teeth there arose a sound like the clapping of thunder-bolts. And the highly powerful Dasảnana too roared with his councillors. And with darts, Śaktis and Pațțiśas he again and again assailed that highly effulgent person, having long arms, a dreadful appearance, huge teeth, a grim figure, a conch-like neck, spacious breast, a belly like that of a frog, a countenance like that of a lion, legs like the mount Kailasa, red palms, red hands, emitting dreadful roars, huge-bodied, gifted with the velocity of mind and air, dreadful. carrying quiver, bells and chowries, encircled by a burning flame and emitting a sweet note as a net-work of Kinkiņi does, having a garland of golden lotuses bung round his neck, appearing graceful like to the Rgveda, be-decked with lotus garlands, resembling the Añjana and golden mountains. *A fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs.
देवानामिव देवेशो ग्रहाणामिव भास्करः। शरभाणां यथा सिंहो हस्तिष्वैरावतो यथा॥ पर्वतानां यथा मेरुः पारिजातच शाखिनाम्। तथा तं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा स्थितं मध्ये महाबलम्॥ अब्रवीच दशग्रीवो युद्धं मे दीयतामिति। अभवत्तस्य सा दृष्टिग्रहमाला इवाकुला॥ दन्तान्संदशतः शब्दो यन्त्रस्येवाभिभिद्यतः। जग।चैः स बलवान्सहामात्यो दशाननः॥ स गर्जन्विविधैर्नादैर्लम्बहस्तं भयानकम्। दंष्ट्रालं विकटं चैव कम्बुग्रीवं महोरसम्॥ मण्डूककुक्षिं सिंहास्य कैलासशिखरोपमम्। पद्यपादतलं भीमं रक्ततालुकराम्बुजम्॥ महानादं महाकायं मनोनिलसमं जवे। भीममाबद्धतूणीरं सघण्टाबद्धचामरम्॥ ज्वालामालापरिक्षिप्तं किङ्किणीजालनिःस्वनम्। मालया स्वर्णपद्यानां कण्ठदेशेऽवलम्बया॥ ऋग्वेदमिव शोभन्तं पद्ममालाविभूषितम्। सोऽञ्जनाचलसंकाशं काञ्चनाचलसंनिभम्॥