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Chapter 8.8 - Verse 28

Sanskrit Text

व्यपसृत्य तु नागाभ्यां मण्डलानि विचेरतुः प्रगृह्य चैव धनुषी जघ्नतुर्वै परस्परम्

English Translation

Having receded back, they (the two heroes) roved about in circles dismounting from their elephants, and also having taken up their bows, really struck each other.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

व्यपसृत्य | तु | नागाभ्यां | मण्डलानि | विचेरतुः
प्रगृह्य | च + एव | धनुषी | जघ्नतुर् | वै | परस्परम्