He directed five of the foremost leaders of his forces, the heroic Virūpaksa Yupakşa, the Rāks asa Durdharsa, Praghasa, and Bhasakarma, versed in polity, endowed with the speed of the Wind in conflict and alert on every occasion, to take Hanumān captive.
स विरूपाक्षयूपाक्षौ दुर्धर्षं चैव राक्षसम्। प्रघसं भासकर्णं च पञ्चसेनाग्रनायकान्॥ संदिदेश दशग्रीवो वीरान् नयविशारदान्। हनूमद्ग्रहणे व्यग्रान्वायुवेगसमान्युधि ॥