tatah -- then; pravavrite -- began; yuddham -- a battle; salvanam -- of the followers of Salva; yadubhih saha -- with the Yadus; yatha -- just like; asuranam -- of the demons; vibudhaih -- with the demigods; tumulam -- tumultuous; loma-harshanam -- making bodily hair stand on end.

A tumultuous, hair-raising battle then commenced between Salva's forces and the Yadus. It equaled the great battles between the demons and demigods.