sah -- he, Pralambasura; ahatah -- struck; sapadi -- at once; visirna -- split; mastakah -- his head; mukhat -- from his mouth; vaman -- vomiting; rudhiram -- blood; apasmritah -- unconscious; asurah -- the demon; maha-ravam -- a great noise; vyasuh -- lifeless; apatat -- he fell; samirayan -- sounding; girih -- a mountain; yatha -- as; maghavatah -- of Lord Indra; ayudha -- by the weapon; ahatah -- hit.

Thus smashed by Balarama's fist, Pralamba's head immediately cracked open. The demon vomited blood from his mouth and lost all consciousness, and then with a great noise he fell lifeless on the ground, like a mountain devastated by Indra.