शरभेण यथा सिंहाः सिंहेन द्विरदा यथा। द्विरेदेन यथा व्याघ्रा व्याघ्रण द्वीपिनो यथा॥ द्वीपिनेव यथा श्वानः शुना मार्जारको यथा। माजरिण यथा सर्पाः सर्पेण च यथाखवः॥ तथा ते राक्षसाः सर्वे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना। द्रवन्ति द्राविताश्चान्ये शायिताश्च महीतले॥
śarabheṇa yathā siṃhāḥ siṃhena dviradā yathā| dviredena yathā vyāghrā vyāghraṇa dvīpino yathā|| dvīpineva yathā śvānaḥ śunā mārjārako yathā| mājariṇa yathā sarpāḥ sarpeṇa ca yathākhavaḥ|| tathā te rākṣasāḥ sarve viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā| dravanti drāvitāścānye śāyitāśca mahītale||
English Meaning
Even as an elephant pursuits a tiger, a tiger a wolf, a wolf a dog, a dog a cat, a cat a snake, or a snake a rat, so the mighty Vişnu pursuit the Rākșasa host; and others, (struck down by him), measure their lengths on the ground.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)