tam - him, Śālva; ca - and; ṣoḍaśabhiḥ - with sixteen; viddhvā - piercing; bāṇaiḥ - arrows; saubham - Saubha; ca - also; khe - in the sky; bhramat - wandering; avidhyat - He struck; śara - of arrows; sandohaiḥ - with torrents; kham - the sky; sūryaḥ - the sun; iva - as; raśmibhiḥ - with its rays.

Lord Kṛṣṇa then pierced Śālva with sixteen arrows and struck the Saubha airship with a deluge of arrows as it darted about the sky. Firing His arrows, the Lord appeared like the sun flooding the heavens with its rays.