tasmÄd ekatarasyeha
yuvayoḥ sama-vīryayoḥ
na laká¹£yate jayo 'nyo vÄ
viramatv aphalo raṇaḥ
tasmÄt - therefore; ekatarasya - of either of the two; iha - here; yuvayoḥ - of you; sama - equal; vÄ«ryayoḥ - whose prowess; na laká¹£yate - cannot be seen; jayaḥ - victory; anyaḥ - the opposite (defeat); vÄ - or; viramatu - it should stop; aphalaḥ - fruitless; raṇaḥ - the battle.