Canto 9: LiberationChapter 15: Parasurama, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.15.32

drishtva sva-sainyam rudhiraugha-kardame

ranajire rama-kuthara-sayakaih

vivrikna-varma-dhvaja-capa-vigraham

nipatitam haihaya apatad rusha

SYNONYMS

drishtva -- by seeing; sva-sainyam -- his own soldiers; rudhira-ogha-kardame -- which had become muddy due to the flow of blood; rana-ajire -- on the battlefield; rama-kuthara -- by the axe of Lord Parasurama; sayakaih -- and by the arrows; vivrikna -- scattered; varma -- the shields; dhvaja -- the flags; capa -- bows; vigraham -- the bodies; nipatitam -- fallen; haihayah -- Kartaviryarjuna; apatat -- forcefully came there; rusha -- being very angry.

TRANSLATION

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

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