01178001a te 'laGMkRtAH kuNDalino yuvAnaH parasparaM spardhamAnAH sametAH
01178001c astramM balaJM cAtmani manyamAnAsH sarve samutpetur ahaGMkRtena 'vaizaMpAyana said, 'Then those youthful princes adorned with ear-rings, vying with one another and each regarding himself accomplished in arms and gifted with might, stood up brandishing their weapons.
01178002a rUpeNa vIryeNa kulena caiva dharmeNa caivApi ca yauvanena And intoxicated with pride of beauty, prowess, lineage, knowledge, wealth, and youth,
01178002c samRddhadarpA madavegabhinnA mattA yathA haimavatA gajendrAH they were like Himalayan elephants in the season of rut with crowns split from excess of temporal juice.
01178003a parasparaM spardhayA prekSamANAsH saGMkalpajenApi pariplutAGgAH And beholding each other with jealousy and influenced by the god of desire,
01178003c kRSNA mamaiSety abhibhASamANA nRpAsanebhyasH sahasopatasthuH they suddenly rose up from their royal seats, exclaiming 'kRSNa shall be mine.'
