tÅC®¤Ïva   jamdÂÓyÞy   vaÀy|   daSr¢TÞtda   .
gaWrvaï¢ÓæOtkT:   ¢pt¥   rammTab#v£t¯        ¡ 1¡

tt¯

that

½¤Ïva

hearing

jamdÂÓyÞy

of Parasurama

vaÀy|

words

daSr¢T:

the son of Dasaratha

tda

then

gaWrvat¯

due to respect

y¢ÓæOtkT:

replying with humility

¢pt¤:

to his father

ram|	to Parasurama

AT

like this

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

The   son   of   Dasaratha   (Rama)   having   heard   these   words   of   the
son   of   Jamadagni   (Parasurama),   thereupon   replied   to   (Parasu)rama
in     a   manner   marked   with   humility,   due   to   the   reverence   he
(Sri   Rama)   had   for   his   father   (i.e.   Dasaratha)   (1).  
½¤tvan¢Þm   yÏkmI   k]tvan¢s   BagIv   .
An¤âÒyamhE   b#'¢Ópt¤ran¦Îyma¢ÞTt:    ¡ 2¡

½¤tvan¯

have heard

A¢Þm

I

yt¯

whatever

kmI

deeds

k]tvan¯

(you) done

A¢s

had

BagIv

O! Born in the Bhrighu lineage !

An¤âÒyamhE

shall comply

b#'n¯

O! Brahmin!

¢pt¤:

of the father

Aan¦Îy|

debt

Aa¢ÞTt:

engaged in discharging

`O!   Scion   of   the   Bhrigu   clan!   O!   Learned   one!   I   have   heard   about your   having   engaged   in   discharging   the   debt   towards   your   father. I   shall   (now)   act   as   per   your   directions   (2).  
v£yIh£n¢mvaS³|   XæODmEIN   BagIv                   .
Avjana¢s   ma|   ram   pÜy   mE{ï   pra@mm¯   ¡ 3¡

v£yIh£n|

devoid of valour

iv

as if

AS³|

weak

XæODmEIN

following the path of the warrior race

BagIv

O! Bhargava!

Avjana¢s

you slight

ma|

me

ram	O! (Parasu)rama!

pÜy	see for yourself

mE

my

Aï	now itself

pra@mm¯

the strength of my arms

 
O!   Born   in   the   Bhrigu   clan!   O!   (Parasu)rama!   You   seem   to
estimate   me   as   one   without   prowess   and   incapable.   May   you
now   itself   see   my   prowess   as   one   of   the   warrior   race'   (3).  
iÏy¤ÀÏva   raGv:   @¤Ñ¯DaE   BagIvÞy   vray¤Dm¯   .
Sr|   c   p#¢tjg#ah   hÞtaÚlG¤pra@m:       ¡ 4¡

i¢t	as mentioned above

uÀÏva

having spoken

raGv:

Sri Raghava

@¤Ñ¯D:

his anger roused

BagIvÞy

of Parasurama

vray¤Dm¯

the superior bow

Sr|

arrow

c

and

p#¢tjg#ah

received

hÞtat¯

from his hands

lG¤pra@m:

who is capable of demonstrating his valour playfully

 
Having   said   so,   in   an   irate   mood,   Raghava   took   hold   of   that
superior   weapon   (bow)   from   the   hands   of   the   Scion   of   the Bhrigu   clan,   as   also   the   arrow,   one   who   was   capable   of demonstrating   his   prowess   even   in   a   playful   manner   (4).  
AaraEÔy   tѯDn¥   ram:   Sr|   sÇy|   ckar   h   .
jamdÂÓy|   ttaE   ram|   ram:   @¤Ñ¯DaE{b#v£¹c:   ¡ 5¡

AaraEÔy

having tied the bow string

tt¯

that

Dn¤:

bow

ram:

Rama

Sr|

arrow

sÇy|	fixed the bowstring

ckar

did

h	what a wonder!

jamdÂÓy|

of Jamadagni

tt:

then

ram|	(Parasu)Rama

ram:

Sri Rama

@¤Ñ¯D:

angrily

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

vc:	the following words

 
Bending   that   bow,   Rama   fixed   an   arrow   on   to   it.   Lo   and   behold! Thereafter,   Rama   spoke   to   (Parasu)rama,   the   son   of   Jamadagni,
in   an   angry   tenor,   the   following   words   (5).  
b#a'NaE{s£¢t   p¥ÇyaE   mE   ¢váa¢mæOk]tEn   c        .
¢váa¢mæO:   p¥jn£yÞtd£yÞÏv|   ¢¹jaEäOm              ¡
tÞmaÅC³aE   n   tE   ram   maE³¤|   p#aNhr|   Srm¯   ¡ 6¡

b#a'N:

being a Brahmin

A¢s

you are

i¢t	for that reason

p¥Çy:

worthy of worship

mE

to me

¢váa¢mæOk]tEn

related to Viswamitra

c

and

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

p¥jn£y:

worthy of worship

td£y:

belonging to him

Ïv|

you

¢¹jaEäOm

O! Best among the twiceborn!

tÞmat¯

therefore

S³:

able

n

not

tE	in your case

ram	O! (Parasu)Rama!

maE³¤|

to discharge

p#aNhr|

the one that takes the life out

Srm¯

arrow

 
`O!   Best   among   the   twice-born!   You   are   worship-worthy   to   me,
for   you   are   one   from   the   priestly   class   and   also   for   the   reason   of your   relationship   with   Viswamitra,   as   Viswamitra   is   worthy
of   my   worship.   For   that   reason   I   am   unable   to   discharge   this
arrow   which   is   capable   of   taking   your   life   (6).  
ima|   va   Ïvé¢t|   ram   tpaEblsma¢jItam¯      .
laEkanp#¢tmaÓva   tE   h¢nÝya¢m   y¢dÅC¢s   ¡ 7¡

ima|

this

va

or

Ïvt¯

your

g¢t|

movements

ram	O! (Parasu)Rama!

tpaEblsma¢jItam¯

acquired as a result of severe penance

laEkan¯

worlds

Ap#¢tman¯

incomparable

va

or

tE

your

h¢nÝya¢m

I shall destroy

yt¯

whichever

iÅC¢s

you choose

 
O!   (Parasu)rama!   I   shall   aim   this   arrow   at   either   your   ability   to
move   around   unimpededly,gained   due   to   the   strength   of   your   penance or   at   the   incomparable   worlds   which   you   have   won,   as   you   may   choose   (7).  
n   /|   vWÝNvaE   ¢dÛy:   Sr:   prp¤r¸y:   .
maEG:   pt¢t   v£yEIN   bldpI¢vnaSn:     ¡ 8¡

n

not

¢h

indeed

Ay|

this

vWÝNv:

relating to Lord Vishnu

¢dÛy:

divine

Sr:

arrow

prp¤r¸y:

capable of defeating enemy cities

maEG:

ineffective

pt¢t

falls

v£yEIN

due to power

bldpI¢vnaSn:

destroyer of might and arrogance

 
This   arrow   is   that   of   Lord   Vishnu,   celestial   in   nature   and capable   of   destroying   might   and   arrogance.   It   will   not go   in   vain,   is   successful   beyond   words   and   incomparable at   that'   (8).  
i¢t   b#¤v¢t   kak¤t¯ÞTE   BagIv|   p#¢t   raE¢xtE   .
vray¤DDr|   ram|   d#¾¤|   s¢xIgNa:   s¤ra:          ¡
¢ptamh|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   smEtaÞtæO   sH¯GS:      ¡ 9¡

i¢t

thus

b#¤v¢t

saying

kak¤t¯ÞTE

Kakutstha (Rama)

BagIv|

to Parasurama

p#¢t

to

raE¢xtE

angrily

vray¤DDr|

possessed of superior weapon

ram|

Rama

d#¾¤|

to see

s¢xIgNa:

with the groups of sages

s¤ra:

the gods

¢ptamh|

the grandsire (Lord Brahma)

p¤rÞk]Ïy

in the lead

smEta:

got together

tæO

there

sH¯GS:

in large concourse

 
gÓDvaIÔsrsàWv   ¢sѯDcarN¢k°ra:          .
yXraXsnagaà   tt¯   d#¾¤|   mhdì¤tm¯   ¡ 10¡

gÓDvaI:

the Gandharvas

AÔsrs:

the celestial nymphs

c

and

ev

also

¢sѯDcarN¢k°ra:

Sidhas, Charanas and Kinnaras

yXraXsnaga:

Yakshas, Rakshas and the great Snakes

c

and

tt¯

that

d#¾¤|

to see

mht¯

superb

A&ì¤tm¯

wonder

 
While   Kakutstha   was   speaking   in   this   irate   strain   to   the   scion
of   the   Bhrigu   clan,   all   the   gods   along   with   groups   of   sages,   with
the   Grandsire   in   their   lead   came   there   in   groups   and   groups,   to
see   Rama,   who   was   holding   that   superior   weapon   (the   bow   of
Lord   Vishnu).   Also   came   there   the   Gandharvas,   the   celestial   nymphs, Sidhas,   Charanas,   Kinnaras,   Yakshas,   demons   and   the   great   Snakes, all   of   them   to   see   that   great   wonderful   spectacle   (9-10).