tasya -- his; ritvijah -- priests; maha-raja -- O great king (Parikshit); ratna -- with jewels; kauseya -- silk; vasasah -- and garments; sa -- along with; sadasyah -- the officiating members of the assembly; virejuh -- appeared effulgent; te -- they; yatha -- as if; vritra-hanah -- of Lord Indra, the killer of Vritra; adhvare -- in the sacrifice.

My dear Maharaja Parikshit, Vasudeva's priests and the officiating members of the assembly, dressed in silk dhotis and jeweled ornaments, looked so effulgent that they seemed to be standing in the sacrificial arena of Indra, the killer of Vritra.