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paribhrāmaṇa-vikṣepa-
parirambhāvapātanaiḥ
utsarpaṇāpasarpaṇaiś
cānyonyaṁ pratyarundhatām

paribhrāmaṇa — with wheeling the other about; vikṣepa — shoving; parirambha — crushing; avapātanaiḥ — and throwing down; utsarpaṇa — releasing and running in front; apasarpaṇaiḥ — going behind; ca — and; anyonyam — each other; pratyarundhatām — they resisted.

Each fighter contended with his opponent by dragging him about in circles, shoving and crushing him, throwing him down and running before and behind him.

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the word parirambha indicates crushing one’s opponent with one’s arms.

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