दृप्तं क्षत्रं भुवो भारमब्रह्मण्यमनीनशत् । रजस्तमोवृतमहन् फल्गुन्यपि कृतेꣷहसि ॥ १५ ॥
drptam ksatram bhuvo bharam abrahmanyam aninasat rajas-tamo-vrtam ahan phalguny api krte ’mhasi
- drptam
- very proud
- ksatram
- the ksatriyas, the ruling class
- bhuvah
- of the earth
- bharam
- burden
- abrahmanyam
- sinful, not caring for the religious principles enunciated by the brahmanas
- aninasat
- drove away or annihilated
- rajah-tamah
- by the qualities of passion and ignorance
- vrtam
- covered
- ahan
- he killed
- phalguni
- not very great
- api
- although
- krte
- had been committed
- amhasi
- an offense.
When the royal dynasty, being excessively proud because of the material modes of passion and ignorance, became irreligious and ceased to care for the laws enacted by the brahmanas, Parasurama killed them. Although their offense was not very severe, he killed them to lessen the burden of the world.