नखाङ्कुरोत्पाटितहृत्सरोरुहं विसृज्य तस्यानुचरानुदायुधान् । अहन् समस्तान्नखशस्त्रपाणिभि- र्दोर्दण्डयूथोऽनुपथान् सहस्रश: ॥ ३१ ॥
nakhankurotpatita-hrt-saroruham visrjya tasyanucaran udayudhan ahan samastan nakha-sastra-panibhir dordanda-yutho ’nupathan sahasrasah
- nakha-ankura
- by the pointed nails
- utpatita
- torn out
- hrt-saroruham
- whose heart, which was like a lotus flower
- visrjya
- leaving aside
- tasya
- of him
- anucaran
- the followers (soldiers and bodyguards)
- udayudhan
- having raised weapons
- ahan
- He killed
- samastan
- all
- nakha-sastra-panibhih
- with His nails and other weapons in His hands
- dordanda-yuthah
- having unlimited arms
- anupathan
- the attendants of Hiranyakasipu
- sahasrasah
- by thousands
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had many, many arms, first uprooted Hiranyakasipu’s heart and then threw him aside and turned toward the demon’s soldiers. These soldiers had come in thousands to fight with Him with raised weapons and were very faithful followers of Hiranyakasipu, but Lord Nrsimhadeva killed all of them merely with the ends of His nails.