Verse 13·VR 1.75.13

इदं द्वितीयं दुर्धर्षं विष्णोर्दत्तं सुरोत्तमैः | तदिदं वैष्णवं राम धनुः परपुरञ्जयम् || १-७५-१३ समानसारं काकुत्स्थ रौद्रेण धनुषा त्विदम् |

idam dvitiiyam durdharSham viShNor dattam surottamaiH | tat idam vaiShNavam raama dhanuH para puram jayam || 1-75-13 samaana saaram kaakutstha raudreNa dhanuShaa tu idam |

Translation

This is the second one and the choicest gods gave this to Vishnu, thereby this is named after Him as 'Vishnu's bow...' this is an indestructible and enemy-citadel conquering longbow... and this is identical in its efficacy with Rudra's longbow... [1-75-13, 14a]

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, 14a. durdharSam

indestructible

idam

this is

dvitiiyam

second one

surottamaiH

by the choicest gods

viSNoH dattam

it is given to Vishnu

kaakutstha

oh, Kakutstha

raama

Rama

parapuramjayam

conqueror of other's [enemy's] citadels

tat idam

that one is, this

vaiSNavam dhanuH

longbow [bow named after Vishnu] of Vishnu

idam raudreNa dhanuSaa samaanasaaram

this one is identical in essence [efficacy] with Rudra's longbow.

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Legends of Shiva's and Vishnu's bows

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