Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 75: The History of the Bows of Lord Śiva and Lord ViṣṇuText 1.75.33
Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 75: The History of the Bows of Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu
Text 1.75.33
योजयस्व धनुःश्रेष्ठे शरं परपुरञ्जयम्।
यदि शक्नोषि काकुत्स्थ द्वन्द्वं दास्यामि ते ततः॥
yojayasva dhanuḥ-śreṣṭhe śaraṁ para-purañjayam
yadi śaknoṣi kākutstha dvandvaṁ dāsyāmi te tataḥ
yojayasva = fix; dhanuḥ-śreṣṭhe = to this excellent bow; śaram = an arrow; para-purañjayam = that can destroy the cities of the opponents; yadi = if; śaknoṣi = You can [do so]; kākutstha = O descendant of Kakutstha; dvandvaṁ dāsyāmi te tataḥ = I will then fight with You.
Fix an arrow that can destroy the cities of the opponents to this excellent bow. O descendant of Kakutstha, if You can [do so], I will then fight with You.
Paraśurāma wanted to tell Śrī Rāmacandra, “And even if You are capable of stringing it [and shooting an arrow with it], I will not let You go. I will give You a fight to examine Your strength.”