Text 36] Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation
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very forcefully;  yudhi —in the battlefield;  bhujān —all the arms;  kuṭhāreṇa —by his axe;  kaṭhora-neminā —which was very sharp;  ciccheda —cut to pieces;  rāmaḥ —Lord Paraśurāma;  prasabham —with great force;  tu —but;  ahaḥ iva —just like the hoods of a serpent.
TRANSLATION
When his arrows were cut to pieces, Kārtaviryārjuna uprooted many trees and hills with his own hands and again rushed strongly toward Lord Paraśurāma to kill him. But Paraśurāma then used his axe with great force to cut off Kārtaviryārjuna's arms, just as one might lop off the hoods of a serpent.
TEXTS 35-36
कृत्तबाहोः शिरस्तस्य गिरेः शृङ्गमिवाहरत् ।  
 हते पितरि तत्पुत्रा अयुतं दुद्रुवुर्मयात् ॥३५॥  
 अग्निहोत्रोपुपारत्यं सवत्सां परवीरहा ।  
 समुपेत्याश्रमं पित्रे परिक्लिष्टां समर्पयत् ॥३६॥
kṛtta-bāhoḥ śiras tasya 
    gireḥ śṛṅgam ivāharat 
    hate pitari tat-putrā 
    ayutaṁ dudruvur bhayāt
agnihotrīm upāvartya 
    savatsāṁ para-vīra-hā 
    samupetyāśramaṁ pitre 
    parikliṣṭāṁ samarpayat
kṛtta-bāhoḥ —of Kārtaviryārjuna, whose arms were cut off;  śiraḥ —the head;  tasya —of him (Kārtaviryārjuna);  gireḥ —of a mountain;  śṛṅgam —the peak;  iva —like;  āharat —(Paraśurāma) cut from his body;  hate pitari —when their father was killed;  tat-putrāḥ —his sons;  ayutam —ten thousand;  dudruvuḥ —fled;  bhayāt —out of fear;  agnihotrīm —the  kāmadhenu ;  upāvartya —bringing near;  sa-vatsām —with her calf;  para-vīra-hā —Paraśurāma, who could kill the heroes of the enemies;  samupetya —after returning;  āśramam —to the residence