# SB 1.3.18 > चतुर्दशं नारसिंहं बिभ्रद्दैत्येन्द्रमूर्जितम् । > ददार करजैरूरावेरकां कटकृद्यथा ॥१८॥ ## Text > caturdaśaṁ nārasiṁhaṁ > bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam > dadāra karajair ūrāv > erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā ## Synonyms *caturdaśam*—the fourteenth in the line; *nāra*-*siṁham*—the incarnation of the Lord as half-man and half-lion; *bibhrat*—advented; *daitya*-*indram*—the king of the atheists; *ūrjitam*—strongly built; *dadāra*—bifurcated; *karajaiḥ*—by the nails; *ūrau*—on the lap; *erakām*—canes; *kaṭa*-*kṛt*—carpenter; *yathā*—just like. ## Translation **In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.**