सोऽतिवीर्योऽसुरो राम हे कृष्ण खररूपधृक् । आत्मतुल्यबलैरन्यैर्ज्ञातिभिर्बहुभिर्वृत: ॥ २३ ॥
so ’ti-vīryo ’suro rāma he kṛṣṇa khara-rūpa-dhṛk ātma-tulya-balair anyair jñātibhir bahubhir vṛtaḥ
- saḥ
- he
- ati-vīryaḥ
- very powerful
- asuraḥ
- a demon
- rāma
- O Rāma
- he kṛṣṇa
- O Kṛṣṇa
- khara-rūpa
- the form of an ass
- dhṛk
- assuming
- ātma-tulya
- equal to himself
- balaiḥ
- whose strength
- anyaiḥ
- with others
- jñātibhiḥ
- companions
- bahubhiḥ
- many
- vṛtaḥ
- surrounded
O Rāma, O Kṛṣṇa! Dhenuka is a most powerful demon and has assumed the form of an ass. He is surrounded by many friends who have assumed a similar shape and who are just as powerful as he.