परस्परं वंचयंतौ सिंहाविव महाबलौ । वैतालिकीं समाश्रित्य तथा वै खेचरीं गतिम्
parasparaṃ vaṃcayaṃtau siṃhāviva mahābalau | vaitālikīṃ samāśritya tathā vai khecarīṃ gatim
دو زبردست شیروں کی طرح ایک دوسرے کو دھوکا دے کر آگے بڑھتے رہے؛ انہوں نے ویتالیكی چال اختیار کی اور کھچری—یعنی آسمان میں گردش کرنے والی—گتی بھی اپنا لی۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Like two lions, the combatants feint and outmaneuver; they shift into specialized modes—vaitālikī and khecarī—leaping, circling, and fighting through the sky.
Worldly conflict relies on strategy and deception; spiritual victory, however, belongs to clear-sighted dharma.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa provides the setting; no particular tīrtha is singled out in this verse.
None.