60 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 2
niyudhyator evam ibhendra-nakrayor
vikarsator antarato bahir mithah
samah sahasram vyagaman mahi-pate
sapranayos citram amamsatamarah
niyudhyatoh—fighting; evam—in this way; ibha-indra—of the
elephant; nakrayoh—and the crocodile; _vikarsatoh—pulling;
antaratah—in the water; bahih—outside the water; mithah—one
another; samah—years; sahasram—one thousand; vyagaman—passed;
mahi-pate—O King; sa-pranayoh—both alive; citram—wonderful;
amamsata—considered; amarah—the demigods.
TRANSLATION
O King, the elephant and the crocodile fought in this way, pull-
ing one another in and out of the water, for one thousand years.
Upon seeing the fight, the demigods were very surprised.
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tato gajendrasya mano-balaujasamn
kalena dirghena mahan abhid vyayah
vikrsyamanasya jale ’vasidato
viparyayo *bhiit sakalam jalaukasah
tatah—thereafter; gaja-indrasya—of the King of the elephants;
manah—of the strength of enthusiasm; bala—the physical strength;
ojasam—and the strength of the senses; kadlena—because of years of
fighting; dirghena—prolonged; mahdn—great; abhit—became;
vyayah—the expenditure; vikrsyamanasya—who was being pulled (by
the crocodile); jale—into the water (a foreign place); avasidatah—
reduced (mental, physical and sensory strength); viparyayah—the op-
