vṛtau - surrounded; gopaiḥ - by cowherd boys; katipayaiḥ - several; baladeva-janārdanau - Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; raṅgam - the arena; viviśatuḥ - entered; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); gaja-danta - the elephant's tusks; vara - chosen; āyudhau - whose weapons.

My dear King, Lord Baladeva and Lord Janārdana, each carrying one of the elephant’s tusks as His chosen weapon, entered the arena with several cowherd boys.