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Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Verse 32 of 35
SB 9.15.32

दृष्ट्वा स्वसैन्यं रुधिरौघकर्दमे रणाजिरे रामकुठारसायकैः विवृक्णवर्मध्वजचापविग्रहं निपातितं हैहय आपतद्रुषा

dṛṣṭvā sva-sainyaṁ rudhiraugha-kardame raṇājire rāma-kuṭhāra-sāyakaiḥ vivṛkṇa-varma-dhvaja-cāpa-vigrahaṁ nipātitaṁ haihaya āpatad ruṣā

Synonyms

dṛṣṭvāby seeing; sva-sainyamhis own soldiers; rudhira-ogha-kardamewhich had become muddy due to the flow of blood; raṇa-ajireon the battlefield; rāma-kuṭhāraby the axe of Lord Paraśurāma; sāyakaiḥand by the arrows; vivṛkṇascattered; varmathe shields; dhvajathe flags; cāpabows; vigrahamthe bodies; nipātitamfallen; haihayaḥKārtavīryārjuna; āpatatforcefully came there; ruṣābeing very angry..

Translation

By manipulating his axe and arrows, Lord Paraśurāma cut to pieces the shields, flags, bows and bodies of Kārtavīryārjuna's soldiers, who fell on the battlefield, muddying the ground with their blood. Seeing these reverses, Kārtavīryārjuna, infuriated, rushed to the battlefield.

Verse 32 of 35
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