Devanagari
तत: समेखले वीरौ संयुक्तावितरेतरम् ।
जघ्नतुर्वज्रकल्पाभ्यां गदाभ्यां रणदुर्मदौ ॥ ३४ ॥
Verse text
tataḥ samekhale vīrau
saṁyuktāv itaretaram
jaghnatur vajra-kalpābhyāṁ
gadābhyāṁ raṇa-durmadau
Synonyms
tataḥ
—
then
;
samekhale
—
on the level fighting grounds
;
vīrau
—
the two heroes
;
saṁyuktau
—
engaged
;
itara
—
itaram — each other
;
jaghnatuḥ
—
struck
;
vajra
—
kalpābhyām — like lightning bolts
;
gadābhyām
—
with their clubs
;
raṇa
—
by the fight
;
durmadau
—
driven to a mad fury .
Translation
The two heroes thus began battling each other on the level fighting grounds outside the city. Maddened with the fury of combat, they struck each other with their lightning-bolt-like clubs.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The two heroes thus began battling each other on the level fighting grounds outside the city. Maddened with the fury of combat, they struck each other with their lightning-bolt-like clubs.
KB 10.72.34
Bhīmasena and King Jarāsandha engaged themselves in fighting, and with their respective clubs, which were as strong as thunderbolts, they began to strike each other very severely, both of them being eager to fight.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
In the fighting arena (samekhala) they struck each other with clubs.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Absorbed in fighting (saṁyuktau), they hit each other with the clubs since they were intoxicated with the fight.