srutva -- hearing about; amogham -- infallible; vipra-sapam -- the curse of the brahmanas; drishtva -- seeing; ca -- and; mushalam -- the club; nripa -- O King; vismitah -- amazed; bhaya -- with fear; santrastah -- distraught; babhuvuh -- they became; dvaraka-okasah -- the inhabitants of Dvaraka.

O King Parikshit, when the inhabitants of Dvaraka heard of the infallible curse of the brahmanas and saw the club, they were astonished and distraught with fear.