brahma-śāpa - by the curse of the brāhmaṇas; upasṛṣṭānām - who were overtaken; kṛṣṇa-māyā - by the illusory energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āvṛta - covered; ātmanām - of those whose minds; spardhā - arising from rivalry; krodhaḥ - the anger; kṣayam - to destruction; ninye - led; vaiṇavaḥ - of bamboo trees; agniḥ - a fire; yathā - as; vanam - the forest.

The violent anger of these warriors, who were overcome by the brāhmaṇas’ curse and bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s illusory potency, now led them to their annihilation, just as a fire that starts in a bamboo grove destroys the entire forest.