Text 30] Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation
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ऐणेयचर्माम्बरमर्कधामभि-
युतं जटाभिर्दद्दशे पुरीं विशन् ॥२९॥
tam āpatantaṁ bhṛgu-varyam ojasā dhanur-dharaṁ bāṇa-paraśvadhāyudham aiṇeya-carmāmbaram arka-dhāmabhir yutaṁ jaṭābhir dadṛśe purīṁ viśan
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.
TEXT 30
अचोदयद्धस्तिरथाश्वपत्तिभि-
गर्दासिबाणर्ष्टिशतभिशक्तिभिः ।
अक्षौहिणीः सप्तदशातिभीषणा-
स्ता राम एको भगवानसदयत् ॥३०॥
acodayad dhasti-rathāśva-pattibhir gadāsi-bāṇarṣṭi-śataghni-śaktibhiḥ akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta-daśātibhiṣaṇās tā rāma eko bhagavān asūdayat
acodayat —he sent for fighting;  hasti —with elephants;  ratha —with chariots;  aśva —with horses;  pattibhiḥ —and with infantry;  gadā —with