tam - him, Kaṁsa; khaḍga - with sword; pāṇim - in his hand; vicarantam - moving about; āśu - quickly; śyenam - a hawk; yathā - like; dakṣiṇa-savyam - right and left; ambare - in the sky; samagrahīt - seized; durviṣaha - irresistible; ugra - and fearsome; tejāḥ - whose strength; yathā - as; uragam - a snake; tārkṣya-sutaḥ - the son of Tārkṣya, Garuḍa; prasahya - by force.

Sword in hand, Kaṁsa moved quickly from side to side like a hawk in the sky. But Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose fearsome strength is irresistible, powerfully seized the demon just as the son of Tārkṣya might capture a snake.