hastābhyām - with their hands; hastayoḥ - by the hands; baddhvā - seizing; padbhyām - with their legs; eva ca - also; pādayoḥ - by the legs; vicakarṣatuḥ - they (Kṛṣṇa paired with Cāṇūra, and Balarāma with Muṣṭika) dragged; anyonyam - each other; prasahya - with force; vijigīṣayā - with desire for victory.

Seizing each other’s hands and locking legs with each other, the opponents struggled powerfully, eager for victory.