Text 33] Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation
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down to the speed of wind and continued to kill the enemies vigorously. The speed of mind is greater than the speed of the wind.
TEXT 32
दृष्ट्वा स्वसैन्यं रुधिरौधकर्दमे रणाजिरे रामकुठारसायकैः । विवृक्णवर्मध्वजचापविग्रहं निपातितं हैहय आपतद् रुषा ॥३२॥
dṛṣṭvā sva-sainyam rudhiraugha-kardame raṇājīre rāma-kuṭhāra-sāyakaiḥ vivṛkṇa-varma-dhvaja-cāpa-vigraham nipātitam haihaya āpatad ruṣā
dṛṣṭvā —by seeing;  sva-sainyam —his own soldiers;  rudhira-ogha-kardame —which had become muddy due to the flow of blood;  raṇa-ajīre —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.
TEXT 33
अथार्जुनः पञ्चशतेषु बाहुमि- र्धनुःषु बाणान् युगपत् स सन्दधे । रामाय रामोऽस्त्रभृतां समग्रणी- स्तान्येकधन्वेषुभिराच्छिनत् समम् ॥३३॥