Matsyapurana 150.25

150.25

na tu vyarthaśatodghuṣṭasaṃbhāvitadhano naraḥ
evaṃ saṃcintya vegena samuttasthau mahābalaḥ //

On coming back to his senses after a moment, Grasana finding himself so badly hit, his ornaments and cloth being scattered, determined to take revenge and thought—“My master s victory or defeat rests on a worthy man like myself All these demon forces are under me If I be defeated, all my army shall become extinct and my foe shall become independent An unworthy man may act as recklessly as he desires, but a trustworthy man ought not to be reckless when time comes, he ought to do his duty” With these thoughts that valiant demon fixed his determinations and dashed against his enemy with full force Grimly resolved and armed with a ponderous club, gnashing his teeth with anger, and seated in a chariot, Grasana appeared instantly in the battlefield brandishing his club and began to fight with Dharmarâja—22-27