niyudhyator evam ibhendra-nakrayor
vikarṣator antarato bahir mithaḥ
samÄḥ sahasraá¹ vyagaman mahÄ«-pate
saprÄṇayoÅ› citram amaá¹satÄmarÄḥ
niyudhyatoḥ - fighting; evam - in this way; ibha-indra - of the elephant; nakrayoḥ - and the crocodile; vikará¹£atoḥ - pulling; antarataḥ - in the water; bahiḥ - outside the water; mithaḥ - one another; samÄḥ - years; sahasram - one thousand; vyagaman - passed; mahÄ«-pate - O King; sa-prÄṇayoḥ - both alive; citram - wonderful; amaá¹sata - considered; amarÄḥ - the demigods.