घोरमादाय परशुं सतूणं वर्म कार्मुकम् । अन्वधावत दुर्मर्षो मृगेन्द्र इव यूथपम् ॥ २८ ॥
ghoram adaya parasum satunam varma karmukam anvadhavata durmarso mrgendra iva yuthapam
- ghoram
- extremely fierce
- adaya
- taking in hand
- parasum
- a chopper
- sa-tunam
- along with a quiver
- varma
- a shield
- karmukam
- a bow
- anvadhavata
- followed
- durmarsah
- Lord Parasurama, being exceedingly angry
- mrgendrah
- a lion
- iva
- like
- yuthapam
- (goes to attack) an elephant.
Taking up his fierce chopper, his shield, his bow and a quiver of arrows, Lord Parasurama, exceedingly angry, chased Kartaviryarjuna just as a lion chases an elephant.