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]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
, 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.
Chapter context
Legends of Shiva's and Vishnu's bows
25 verses · Verse 13 of 25
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