edhamāne - when it is increasing; guṇe - the mode; sattve - of goodness; devānām - of the demigods; balam - the strength; edhate - increases; asurāṇām - of the enemies of the demigods; ca - and; rajasi - when the mode of passion increases; tamasi - when the mode of ignorance increases; uddhava - O Uddhava; rakṣasām - of the man-eating monsters.

With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases.