Chapter 15
तमापतन्तं भृगुवर्यमोजसा धनुर्धरं बाणपरश्वधायुधम् । ऐणेयचर्माम्बरमर्कधामभि- र्युतं जटाभिर्ददृशे पुरीं विशन् ॥ २९ ॥
Transliteration
tam āpatantaṁ bhṛgu-varyam ojasā dhanur-dharaṁ bāṇa-paraśvadhāyudham aiṇeya-carmāmbaram arka-dhāmabhir yutaṁ jaṭābhir dadṛśe purīṁ viśan
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tam — that Lord Paraśurāma; āpatantam — coming after him; bhṛgu-varyam — the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, Lord Paraśurāma; ojasā — very fiercely; dhanuḥ-dharam — carrying a bow; bāṇa — arrows; paraśvadha — chopper; āyudham — having all these weapons; aiṇeya-carma — blackish deerskin; ambaram — the covering of his body; arka-dhāmabhiḥ — appearing like the sunshine; yutam jaṭābhiḥ — with locks of hair; dadṛśe — he saw; purīm — into the capital; viśan — entering.
Translation
“As King Kārtavīryārjuna entered his capital, Māhiṣmatī Purī, he saw Lord Paraśurāma, the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, coming after him, holding a chopper, shield, bow and arrows. Lord Paraśurāma was covered with a black deerskin, and his matted locks of hair appeared like the sunshine.”