Shloka 35

तब मैंने पुन: अपने-आपको स्थिर करके कुपित हो उस युद्धमें परशुरामजीपर सैकड़ों बाण बरसाये ।। स तैरग्न्यर्कसंकाशै: शरैराशीविषोपमै: । शितैरभ्यर्दितो रामो मन्दचेता इवाभवत्‌,वे बाण अग्नि, सूर्य तथा विषधर सर्पोके समान भयंकर एवं तीक्ष्ण थे। उनसे पीड़ित होकर परशुरामजी अचेत-से हो गये

sa tair agny-arka-saṅkāśaiḥ śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ | śitair abhyardito rāmo manda-ceta iva abhavat ||

તે તીક્ષ્ણ બાણો અગ્નિ અને સૂર્ય સમાન પ્રજ્વલિત અને વિષધર સર્પ સમાન ભયંકર હતા. વારંવાર ઘાયલ થતાં રામ (પરશુરામ) વેદનાથી વ્યાકુળ થઈ જાણે ચેતના મંદ પડી ગઈ હોય તેમ થયો.

सःhe (Rama/Parashurama)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तैःby those
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अग्नि-अर्क-संकाशैःresembling fire and the sun
अग्नि-अर्क-संकाशैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्न्यर्कसंकाश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आशीविष-उपमैःlike venomous serpents
आशीविष-उपमैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootआशीविषोपम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शितैःsharp
शितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अभ्यर्दितःafflicted, tormented
अभ्यर्दितः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√अर्द्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)
रामःRama (Parashurama)
रामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मन्द-चेताःdull-minded, as if unconscious
मन्द-चेताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दचेतस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

राम उवाच

R
Rāma (Paraśurāma)
A
arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger and escalation in battle can overwhelm even the strongest, making one appear senseless; it implicitly commends restraint and clarity as essential to righteous conduct amid conflict.

In the course of a confrontation, Paraśurāma is repeatedly struck by extremely sharp arrows described as fire- and sun-like and as terrifying as venomous snakes, leaving him looking dazed and mentally dulled.