Dasakam 016 - Sloka 03

दैत्यं सहस्रकवचं कवचै: परीतं साहस्रवत्सरतपस्समराभिलव्यै: ।

पर्यायनिर्मिततपस्समरौ भवन्तौ शिष्टैककङ्कटममुं न्यहतां सलीलम् ॥३॥

Daityaṁ sahasrakavacaṁ kavacaiḥ parītaṁ

Sāhasravatsaratapas-samarābhilavyaiḥ ।

Paryāyanirmitatapas-samarau bhavantau

Śiṣṭaikakaṅkaṭam amuṁ nyahatāṁ salīlam ॥3॥

தைத்யம் ஸஹஸ்ரகவசம் கவசை: பரீதம்

ஸாஹஸ்ரவத்ஸரதபஸ்-ஸமராபிலவ்யை: ।

பர்யாயநிர்மிததபஸ்-ஸமரௌ பவந்தௌ

சிஷ்டைககங்கடமமும் ந்யஹதாம் ஸலீலம் ॥3॥

दैत्यम्the Asuraसहस्र-कवचम् कवचै: परीतम्known as Sahasrakavacha, who was covered by a thousand coat of armsसाहस्र-वत्सर-तप:-समर-अभिलव्यै:which could be pierced only by penance for one thousand years and fighting for the same durationपर्याय-निर्मित-तप:-समरौtaking turns in doing penance and fightingभवन्तौThou twoशिष्ट-ऐक-कङ्कटम्-अमुम्(one who was) left with only one coat of armour, this Asuraन्यहताम्killed effortlesslyसलीलम्as a sport

The Asura known as Sahasrakavacha, had one thousand coats of armour. One who did penance for a thousand years and also fought with the Asura for a thousand years, simultaneously, only could pierce the armors. Thou as Naaraayan along with Nara did the required in turns and all the coats of the Asura were destroyed but one remained. Then Thou killed him effortlessly, as a sport.