paribhrÄmaṇa-viká¹£epa-
parirambhÄvapÄtanaiḥ
utsarpaṇÄpasarpaṇaiÅ›
cÄnyonyaá¹ pratyarundhatÄm
paribhrÄmaṇa - with wheeling the other about; viká¹£epa - shoving; parirambha - crushing; avapÄtanaiḥ - and throwing down; utsarpaṇa - releasing and running in front; apasarpaṇaiḥ - going behind; ca - and; anyonyam - each other; pratyarundhatÄm - they resisted.
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.
ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ« explains that the word parirambha indicates crushing one’s opponent with one’s arms.
