But the sin of Brahmanicide followed him closely. Indeed, O son of Kuru, seized by her, Indra became shorn of all his energies.
अनुसृत्य तु यत्नात् स तथा वै ब्रह्महत्यया॥ तदा गृहीतः कौरव्य निस्तेजाः समपद्यत।