वृतौ गोपै: कतिपयैर्बलदेवजनार्दनौ । रङ्गं विविशतू राजन् गजदन्तवरायुधौ ॥ १६ ॥
vṛtau gopaiḥ katipayair baladeva-janārdanau raṅgaṁ viviśatū rājan gaja-danta-varāyudhau
- vṛtau
- surrounded
- gopaiḥ
- by cowherd boys
- katipayaiḥ
- several
- baladeva-janārdanau
- Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa
- raṅgam
- the arena
- viviśatuḥ
- entered
- rājan
- O King (Parīkṣit)
- gaja-danta
- the elephant’s tusks
- vara
- chosen
- āyudhau
- whose weapons
My dear King, Lord Baladeva and Lord Janārdana, each carrying one of the elephant’s tusks as His chosen weapon, entered the arena with several cowherd boys.