SB 10.56.24

Devanāgarī

आसीत्तदष्टाविंशाहमितरेतरमुष्टिभि: । वज्रनिष्पेषपरुषैरविश्रममहर्निशम् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

āsīt tad aṣṭā-vimśāham itaretara-muṣṭibhiḥ vajra-niṣpeṣa-paruṣair aviśramam ahar-niśam

Synonyms

āsīt—was;tat—that;aṣṭā-viṁśa—twenty-eight;aham—days;itara-itara—with one another’s;muṣṭibhiḥ—fists;vajra—of lightning;niṣpeṣa—like the blows;paruṣaiḥ—hard;aviśramam—without pause;ahaḥ-niśam—day and night.

Translation

The fight went on without rest for twenty-eight days, the two opponents striking each other with their fists, which fell like the cracking blows of lightning.

Purport