tam -- him, Salva; ca -- and; shodasabhih -- with sixteen; viddhva -- piercing; banaih -- arrows; saubham -- Saubha; ca -- also; khe -- in the sky; bhramat -- wandering; avidhyat -- He struck; sara -- of arrows; sandohaih -- with torrents; kham -- the sky; suryah -- the sun; iva -- as; rasmibhih -- with its rays.

Lord Krishna then pierced Salva with sixteen arrows and struck the Saubha airship with a deluge of arrows as it darted about the sky. Firing His arrows, the Lord appeared like the sun flooding the heavens with its rays.