dṛgviṣair iha dṛṣṭo 'pi khalpaśaktir dvijo jaḍaḥ / ucchvāsam api no kartuṃ śaknoti kimuvāsitum //
Indeed, the powerless and dull-witted twice-born, even when merely glanced at by the poison from [that serpent's] eyes, becomes unable even to breathe, let alone to remain [in its presence].