Mahabharata 12.117.29

तं दृष्ट्वा सिंहमायान्तं नागः सिंहभयाकुलःऋषिं शरणमापेदे वेपमानो भयातुरः

taṃ dṛṣṭvā siṃhamāyāntaṃ nāgaḥ siṃhabhayākulaḥṛṣiṃ śaraṇamāpede vepamāno bhayāturaḥ

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.