Definition of Parashurama

1. Noun. An incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas.

Generic synonyms: Rama

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parashurama

Paramithia
Paramoeba
Paramphistomum
Paramythia
Paramyxoviridae
Parana
Parana River
Paranda
Paranthias
Paranthias furcifer
Paranthropus
Paraná
Parascalops
Parascalops breweri
Parascaris equorum
Parashurama (current term)
Parasitaxus
Parasitaxus ustus
Parastrongylus
Parathelypteris
Parathelypteris novae-boracensis
Parathelypteris simulata
Parazoa
Paraíba
Parcae
Parcheesi
Pardew
Pare's suture
Paree

Literary usage of Parashurama

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Pattana Prabhus, Containing an Account of the Origin of by Nāyaka Sāma-Rāu Morojī (1877)
"The Extirpation of the Kshatriya Race by Shri Parashurama. Formerly, Shri Parashurama, the 6th incarnation, rooted out the family of ..."

2. Indian Caste by John Wilson (1877)
"The legendry respecting Parashurama and the alleged destruction of the Kshatriyas here appears in a very advanced and extended form. ..."

3. Avatâras: Four Lectures Delivered at the Twenty-fourth Anniversary Meeting by Annie Wood Besant (1900)
"Among the devotees of Mahadeva, Parashurama hears the clang of the broken bow, the bow of the One He worshipped ; and proud with the might of His strength, ..."

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