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ŚB 9.15.28

Devanagari

घोरमादाय परशुं सतूणं वर्म कार्मुकम् ।
अन्वधावत दुर्मर्षो मृगेन्द्र इव यूथपम् ॥ २८ ॥

Text

ghoram ādāya paraśuṁ
satūṇaṁ varma kārmukam
anvadhāvata durmarṣo
mṛgendra iva yūthapam

Synonyms

ghoram — extremely fierce; ādāya — taking in hand; paraśum — a chopper; sa-tūṇam — along with a quiver; varma — a shield; kārmukam — a bow; anvadhāvata — followed; durmarṣaḥ — Lord Paraśurāma, being exceedingly angry; mṛgendraḥ — a lion; iva — like; yūthapam — (goes to attack) an elephant.

Translation

Taking up his fierce chopper, his shield, his bow and a quiver of arrows, Lord Paraśurāma, exceedingly angry, chased Kārtavīryārjuna just as a lion chases an elephant.