tac cūrṇayitvā muṣalaḿ
yadu-rājaḥ sa āhukaḥ
samudra-salile prāsyal
lohaḿ cāsyāvaśeṣitam
tat -- that; curnayitva -- having ground to bits; mushalam -- club; yadu-rajah -- the King of the Yadus; sah -- he; ahukah -- Ahuka (Ugrasena); samudra -- of the ocean; salile -- in the water; prasyat -- he threw; loham -- the iron; ca -- and; asya -- of the club; avaseshitam -- the remnant.
King Ugrasena thought, "Samba and the others should not feel any shame or fear," and thus without even consulting Sri Krishna he ordered the club ground to bits and thrown into the water, along with a small iron lump that remained, which he considered insignificant.