Mātali’s Arrival and Arjuna’s Ascent toward Amarāvatī (मातलिसंयुक्तरथागमनम् तथा इन्द्रलोकगमनारम्भः)
प्रमार्जमान: शनकैर्बाहू चास्यायतौ शुभौ । ज्याशरक्षेपकठिनौ स्तम्भाविव हिरणमयौ,अर्जुनकी सुन्दर विशाल भुजाएँ प्रत्यंचा खींचकर बाण चलानेकी रगड़से कठोर हो गयी थीं। वे देखनेमें सोनेके खंभे-जैसी जान पड़ती थीं। देवराज उन भुजाओंपर धीरे-धीरे हाथ फेरने लगे
pramārjamānaḥ śanakaiḥ bāhū cāsyāyatau śubhau | jyāśarakṣepakaṭhinau stambhāv iva hiraṇmayau ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Gently stroking them, he caressed Arjuna’s two auspicious, long arms—hardened by the strain of drawing the bowstring and launching arrows—so that they seemed like golden pillars. Thus the lord of the gods, moved by regard, touched those arms with slow, deliberate care.
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