Markandeyapurana 3.82

3.82

pūrvameva mayā proktaṃ bhavatāṃ sannidhāvidam /
sāmānyapakṣiṇo naite ke 'pyete dvijasattamāḥ /
ye yuddhe 'pi na samprāptāḥ pañcatvamatimānuṣe //

“Even before did I make this remark in your presence, ‘These are not ordinary birds; these must be some brāhmans, who even in the superhuman battle escaped destruction.’”