tām - that; āpatantīm - flying toward; nabhasi - in the sky; mahā - great; ulkām - a meteor; iva - like; raṁhasā - swiftly; bhāsayantīm - illuminating; diśaḥ - the directions; śauriḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; sāyakaiḥ - with His arrows; śatadhā - in hundreds of pieces; acchinat - cut.

Śālva’s hurtling spear lit up the whole sky like a mighty meteor, but Lord Śauri tore the great weapon into hundreds of pieces with His arrows.