tam - that Lord Paraśurāma; āpatantam - coming after him; bhṛgu-varyam - the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, Lord Paraśurāma; ojasā - very fiercely; dhanuḥ-dharam - carrying a bow; bāṇa - arrows; paraśvadha - chopper; āyudham - having all these weapons; aiṇeya-carma - blackish deerskin; ambaram - the covering of his body; arka-dhāmabhiḥ - appearing like the sunshine; yutam jaṭābhiḥ - with locks of hair; dadṛśe - he saw; purīm - into the capital; viśan - entering.

As King Kārtavīryārjuna entered his capital, Māhiṣmatī Purī, he saw Lord Paraśurāma, the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, coming after him, holding a chopper, shield, bow and arrows. Lord Paraśurāma was covered with a black deerskin, and his matted locks of hair appeared like the sunshine.