TEXT 18
caturdasam narasimham
bibhrad daityendram urjitam
dadara karajair urav
erakam kata-krd yatha
SYNONYMS
caturdasamthe fourteenth in the line; nara-simhamthe incarnation of the Lord as half-man and half-lion; bibhratadvented; daitya-indramthe king of the atheists; urjitamstrongly built; dadarabifurcated; karajaihby the nails; urauon the lap; erakamcanes; kata-krtcarpenter; yathajust like.
TRANSLATION
In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nrsimha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiranyakasipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.

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