breaking the tusk of the warring elephant kuvalayāpīdam —

that is, emperumānār like an elephant , —

 the elephant which has reddish eyes due to anger —

male elephant which is in exultation —

elephant —

elephant [by name gajĕndhra āzhwān] —

(male) elephant —

(having incarnated as krishṇa), elephant named kuvalayāpīdam (which was an obstacle) —

 exultant elephant —

 elephant —

 kuvalayāpīdam, the elephant —

 to knock down elephant named kuvalayāpīdam —

 elephant named kuvalayāpīdam —

 gajĕndhrāzhwān-s —

 the elephant named kuvalayāpeedam —