Äcerur vividhÄḥ krÄ«á¸Ä
vÄhya-vÄhaka-laká¹£aṇÄḥ
yatrÄrohanti jetÄro
vahanti ca parÄjitÄḥ
Äceruḥ - they performed; vividhÄḥ - various; krÄ«á¸Äḥ - sports; vÄhya - by the carried; vÄhaka - the carrier; laká¹£aṇÄḥ - characterized; yatra - in which; Ärohanti - climb; jetÄraḥ - the winners; vahanti - carry; ca - and; parÄjitÄḥ - the defeated.
The boys played various games involving carriers and passengers. In these games the winners would climb up on the backs of the losers, who would have to carry them.
ÅšrÄ«la SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« quotes the following relevant verse from the Viṣṇu PurÄṇa (5.9.12):
hariṇÄkrÄ«á¸anaá¹ nÄma
bÄla-krÄ«daṇakaá¹ tataḥ
prakrÄ«á¸atÄ hi te sarve
dvau dvau yugapad utpatan
“They then played the childhood game known as hariṇÄkrÄ«á¸anam, in which each boy paired off with an opponent and all the boys simultaneously attacked their respective rivals.â€
