कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दना: । ममन्थु: परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥
krta-sthana-vibhagas ta evam kasyapa-nandanah mamanthuh paramam yatta amrtartham payo-nidhim
- krta
- adjusting
- sthana-vibhagah
- the division of the places they were to hold
- te
- they
- evam
- in this way
- kasyapa-nandanah
- the sons of Kasyapa (both the demigods and the demons)
- mamanthuh
- churned
- paramam
- with great
- yattah
- endeavor
- amrta-artham
- for getting nectar
- payah-nidhim
- the ocean of milk.
After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kasyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the ocean of milk.