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prathame yuddha jalajali’, tabe yuddha ’karakari’, tara pache yuddha ’mukhamukhi’

tabe yuddha ’hrdahrdi’, tabe haila ’radaradi’, tabe haila yuddha ’nakhanakhi’

SYNONYMS

prathame—in the beginning; yuddha—the fight; jalajali—throwing water upon one another; tabe—thereafter; yuddha—the fight; karakari—hand to hand; tara pache—after that; yuddha—the fight; mukhamukhi—face to face; tabe—thereafter; yuddha—the fight; hrdahrdi—chest to chest; tabe—thereafter; haila—was; radaradi—teeth to teeth; tabe—thereafter; haila—there was; yuddha—the fight; nakhanakhi—nail to nail "As the fight began, they splashed water on one another.

Then they fought hand to hand, then face to face, then chest to chest, teeth to teeth and finally nail to nail.