gadam -- his club; avidhya -- whirling; tarasa -- swiftly; pradyumnaya -- at Pradyumna; maha-atmane -- the wise; prakshipya -- threw; vyanadan nadam -- creating a resonance; vajra -- of lightning; nishpesha -- the striking; nishthuram -- as sharp.

Sambara whirled his club swiftly about and then hurled it at the wise Pradyumna, producing a sound as sharp as a thunder crack.