ततो ऽद्भुतं महावीर्यं यशःकीर्तिविवर्धनम् ॥
सर्वशस्त्रैर् अनाधृष्यं सर्वशस्त्रप्रमाथि च ॥
सर्वायुधमहामात्रं परसेनाप्रधर्षणम् ॥
एकं शतसहस्रेण संमितं राष्ट्रवर्धनम् ॥
चित्रम् उच्चावचैर् वर्णैः शोभितं श्लक्ष्णम् अव्रणम् ॥
देवदानवगन्धर्वैः पूजितं शाश्वतीः समाः ॥
प्रादाद् वै धनुरत्नं तद् अक्षय्यौ च महेषुधी ॥
tato 'dbhutaṃ mahāvīryaṃ yaśaḥkīrtivivardhanam ||
sarvaśastrair anādhṛṣyaṃ sarvaśastrapramāthi ca ||
sarvāyudhamahāmātraṃ parasenāpradharṣaṇam ||
ekaṃ śatasahasreṇa saṃmitaṃ rāṣṭravardhanam ||
citram uccāvacair varṇaiḥ śobhitaṃ ślakṣṇam avraṇam ||
devadānavagandharvaiḥ pūjitaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ ||
prādād vai dhanuratnaṃ tad akṣayyau ca maheṣudhī ||
Then he gave the wondrous, mighty bow, increasing fame and glory, unassailable by every weapon and crushing every weapon, the greatest of all instruments, the crusher of hostile armies, one bow equal to a hundred thousand others, increasing the kingdom, variegated with many colors, beautiful, smooth, without flaw, honored by gods, danavas and gandharvas through eternal years — he gave that jewel of a bow, and two great inexhaustible quivers.
bcdc40842518 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 6:11:48 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Gandiva reveals itself as a peerless weapon. It is significant that the bow is 'equal to a hundred thousand' and its quivers inexhaustible: a divine gift surpasses every earthly weapon. An instrument given from above befits the divine undertaking and the one who bears it. Thus the scripture reveals the greatness of Gandiva; and Arjuna, its bearer, is henceforth unconquerable.