tataḥ - then; pravavṛte - began; yuddham - a battle; śālvānām - of the followers of Śālva; yadubhiḥ saha - with the Yadus; yathā - just like; asurāṇām - of the demons; vibudhaiḥ - with the demigods; tumulam - tumultuous; loma-harṣaṇam - making bodily hair stand on end.

A tumultuous, hair-raising battle then commenced between Śālva’s forces and the Yadus. It equaled the great battles between the demons and demigods.