Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.3

aratni dve aratnibhyam

janubhyam caiva januni

sirah sirshnorasoras tav

anyonyam abhijaghnatuh

SYNONYMS

aratni -- against the opponent's fists; dve -- two; aratnibhyam -- their fists; janubhyam -- their knees; ca eva -- also; januni -- against the opponent's knees; sirah -- head; sirshna -- with head; urasa -- with chest; urah -- chest; tau -- they in pairs; anyonyam -- each other; abhijaghnatuh -- struck.

TRANSLATION

They each struck fists against fists, knees against knees, head against head and chest against chest.

PURPORT

The word aratni in this verse may indicate the elbow as well as the fist. Thus blows were perhaps also struck with the elbow, a technique seen today in various martial arts.

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