tān - them; abhidravataḥ - thus going forward; dṛṣṭvā - seeing; ditija-anīka-pān - the soldiers of the demons; nṛpa - O King; prahasya - smiling; anucarāḥ - the associates; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; pratyaṣedhan - forbade; udāyudhāḥ - taking up their weapons.

O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.