for three steps of land —

land covered by three steps —

if one were to analyse as to which these three are —

the three types of agni (the element, fire) —

aren’t they three? —

in matters relating to the (popular) three-fold qualities [sathva, rajas, thamas] of the worlds —

burning down the three towns —

twenty shoulders —

having differences due to the three qualities (sathva, rajas, thamas) —

the three cities —

three —

the three worlds —

in thamizh that is of three categories of iyal (prose), isai (poetry/songs), nātakam (conversational); —

the three types of chĕthanas (souls) and achĕthana (matter) which are well known from pramāṇams (authentic scriptures) —

three types of chĕthanas (sentient beings) and achĕthanas (insentient entities) —

three worlds —

 three —

 three capital cities —

 with three fires —

 three types of fire —