atha - thereupon; āruhya - getting on; ratham - the chariot; divyam - celestial; bhṛgu-dattam - given by Śukrācārya; mahā-rathaḥ - Bali Mahārāja, the great charioteer; su-srak-dharaḥ - decorated with a nice garland; atha - thus; sannahya - covering his body with armor; dhanvī - equipped with a bow; khaḍgī - taking a sword; dhṛta-iṣudhiḥ - taking a quiver of arrows; hema-aṅgada-lasat-bāhuḥ - decorated with golden bangles on his arms; sphurat-makara-kuṇḍalaḥ - decorated with brilliant earrings resembling sapphires; rarāja - was illuminating; ratham ārūḍhaḥ - getting on the chariot; dhiṣṇya-sthaḥ - situated on the altar of sacrifice; iva - like; havya-vāṭ - worshipable fire.

Then, after getting on the chariot given by Śukrācārya, Bali Mahārāja, decorated with a nice garland, put protective armor on his body, equipped himself with a bow, and took up a sword and a quiver of arrows. When he sat down on the seat of the chariot, his arms decorated with golden bangles and his ears with sapphire earrings, he shone like a worshipable fire.