Shloka 4
Uttara–Arjuna Saṃvāda and the Re-Arming of Gāṇḍīva
Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 40
अस्यां हि पाण्डुपुत्राणां धनूंषि निहितान्युत । युधिष्ठटिरस्य भीमस्य बीभत्सोर्यमयोस्तथा,“इसपर युधिष्ठिर, भीम, अर्जुन और नकुल-सहदेव--इन सब पाण्डवोंके धनुष रखे हुए हैं
asyāṃ hi pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ dhanūṃṣi nihitāny uta | yudhiṣṭhirasya bhīmasya bībhatsor yamayos tathā ||
వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— “ఇక్కడే పాండుపుత్రుల ధనుస్సులు దాచబడి ఉన్నాయి—యుధిష్ఠిరునివి, భీమునివి, బీభత్సు (అర్జునుడు)వీ, అలాగే యమజులైన (నకుల-సహదేవుల)వీ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld not only through valor but through disciplined timing: the Pāṇḍavas keep their weapons concealed during incognito exile, showing restraint, prudence, and readiness without provoking premature conflict.
The narrator identifies that the Pāṇḍavas’ bows are stored in this specific place—belonging to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna (Bībhatsu), and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva—highlighting their hidden preparedness while living undiscovered in Virāṭa’s realm.