O you the best among the race of Kuru! There was a hot contest between the two, both of whom were fired with wrath and then the hero Vritra caught hold of the chief among the gods who had performed a hundred sacrifices.
संक्रुद्धयोर्महाघोरं प्रसक्तं कुरुसत्तम। ततो जग्राह देवेन्द्रं वृत्रो वीरः शतक्रतुम्॥