Canto 9, Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Verse 28 (SB 9.15.28)
SB 9.15.28 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

ghoram ādāya paraśuṁ satūṇaṁ varma kārmukam anvadhāvata durmarṣo mṛgendra iva yūthapam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda