Can any foe, be he as powerful as Shakra himself, vanquish all these (heroes) in battle? All these warriors that are heroes, efficient in weapons, endued with strength, desirous of attaining the hcaven.
जयेदेतान् नरः को नु शक्रतुल्यबलोऽप्यरिः॥ शूराश्च हि कृतास्त्राश्च बलिनः स्वर्गलिप्सवः।