एवं यदूनां शाल्वानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् । युद्धं त्रिनवरात्रं तदभूत्तुमुलमुल्बणम् ॥ ५ ॥
evaṁ yadūnāṁ śālvānāṁ nighnatām itaretaram yuddhaṁ tri-nava-rātraṁ tad abhūt tumulam ulbaṇam
- evam
- thus
- yadūnām
- of the Yadus
- śālvānām
- and the followers of Śālva
- nighnatām
- striking
- itara-itaram
- one another
- yuddham
- fight
- tri
- three times
- nava
- nine
- rātram
- for nights
- tat
- that
- abhūt
- was
- tumulam
- tumultuous
- ulbaṇam
- fearsome
As the Yadus and Śālva’s followers thus went on attacking one another, the tumultuous, fearsome battle continued for twenty-seven days and nights.