aśva-pṛṣṭhe - on horseback; gaja - of elephants; skandhe - on the shoulders; ratha - of chariots; upasthe - on the seats; astra - of weapons; kovidāḥ - those expert in the use; mumucuḥ - released; śara - of arrows; varṣāṇi - rains; meghāḥ - clouds; adriṣu - upon mountains; apaḥ - water; yathā - as.

Mounted on the backs of horses, the shoulders of elephants and the seats of chariots, the enemy kings, expert with weapons, rained down arrows upon the Yadus like clouds pouring rain on mountains.