tam -- him, Kamsa; khadga -- with sword; panim -- in his hand; vicarantam -- moving about; asu -- quickly; syenam -- a hawk; yatha -- like; dakshina-savyam -- right and left; ambare -- in the sky; samagrahit -- seized; durvishaha -- irresistible; ugra -- and fearsome; tejah -- whose strength; yatha -- as; uragam -- a snake; tarkshya-sutah -- the son of Tarkshya, Garuda; prasahya -- by force.

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