kaṁsaḥ - King Kaṁsa; tu - but; dhanuṣaḥ - of the bow; bhaṅgam - the breaking; rakṣiṇām - of the guards; sva - his; balasya - of the army; ca - and; vadham - the killing; niśamya - hearing of; govinda-rāma - of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; vikrīḍitam - the playing; param - merely; dīrgha - for a long time; prajāgaraḥ - remaining awake; bhītaḥ - afraid; durnimittāni - bad omens; durmatiḥ - the wicked-minded; bahūni - many; acaṣṭa - saw; ubhayathā - in both states (sleep and wakefulness); mṛtyoḥ - of death; dautya-karāṇi - the messengers; ca - and.

Wicked King Kaṁsa, on the other hand, was terrified, having heard how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had broken the bow and killed his guards and soldiers, all simply as a game. He remained awake for a long time, and both while awake and while dreaming he saw many bad omens, messengers of death.