tathā - also; eva - similarly; muṣṭikaḥ - Muṣṭika; pūrvam - previously; sva-muṣṭyā - with his fist; abhihatena - who had been struck; vai - indeed; balabhadreṇa - by Lord Balarāma; balinā - the powerful; talena - with His palm; abhihataḥ - struck; bhṛśam - violently; pravepitaḥ - trembling; saḥ - he, Muṣṭika; rudhiram - blood; udvaman - vomiting; mukhataḥ - from his mouth; arditaḥ - tormented; vyasuḥ - lifeless; papāta - he fell; urvī - of the earth; upasthe - onto the lap; vāta - by the wind; āhataḥ - struck down; iva - like; aṅghripaḥ - a tree.

Similarly, Muṣṭika struck Lord Balabhadra with his fist and was slain. Receiving a violent blow from the mighty Lord’s palm, the demon trembled all over in great pain, vomited blood and then fell lifeless onto the ground, like a tree blown down by the wind.