Khara was proficient in archery, inimical towards Brahmanas and used to eat flesh; Shurpanakha used always to put impediments in the performance of ascetic observances.
खरो धनुषि विक्रान्तो ब्रह्मविट् पिशिताशनः। सिद्धविघ्नकरी चापि रौद्री शूर्पणाखा तथा॥