Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.44.4

paribhrāmaṇa-vikṣepa-

parirambhāvapātanaiḥ

utsarpaṇāpasarpaṇaiś

cānyonyaḿ pratyarundhatām

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

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

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