erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā

caturdasam-the fourteenth in the line; narasimham-the incarnation of the Lord as half man and half lion; bibhrat-advented; daityendram-the king of the atheists; urjitam-strongly built; dadara-bifurcated; karajaih-by the nails; urau-on the lap; erakam-canes; kata-krt-carpenter; yatha-just like.