Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.55
SB 1.7.55
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sūta uvāca arjunaḥ sahasājñāya harer hārdam athāsinā maṇiṁ jahāra mūrdhanyaṁ dvijasya saha-mūrdhajam
Translation
Just then Arjuna could understand the motive of the Lord by His equivocal orders, and thus with his sword he severed both hair and jewel from the head of Aśvatthāmā.