te—all of them (the demigods and the demons); anyonyam—one another; abhisamsrtya—having come forward face to face; ksipantah—chastising one another; marmabhih mithah—with much pain to the cores of the hearts of one another; ahvayantah—addressing one another; visantah—having entered the battlefield; agre—in front; yuyudhuh—fought; dvandva-yodhinah—two combatants chose each other.