Chapter 15
दृष्ट्वा स्वसैन्यं रुधिरौघकर्दमे रणाजिरे रामकुठारसायकै: । विवृक्णवर्मध्वजचापविग्रहं निपातितं हैहय आपतद् रुषा ॥ ३२ ॥
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvā sva-sainyaṁ rudhiraugha-kardame raṇājire rāma-kuṭhāra-sāyakaiḥ vivṛkṇa-varma-dhvaja-cāpa-vigrahaṁ nipātitaṁ haihaya āpatad ruṣā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; sva-sainyam — his own soldiers; rudhira-ogha-kardame — which had become muddy due to the flow of blood; raṇa-ajire — on the battlefield; rāma-kuṭhāra — by the axe of Lord Paraśurāma; sāyakaiḥ — and by the arrows; vivṛkṇa — scattered; varma — the shields; dhvaja — the flags; cāpa — bows; vigraham — the bodies; nipātitam — fallen; haihayaḥ — Kārtavīryārjuna; āpatat — forcefully came there; ruṣā — being 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.”