SB 10.56.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

SB 10.56.23

SB 10.56.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

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

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that the fight continued day and night without intermission.