Mahabharata 7.83.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 83, Shloka 7
Saumadatti-vadha and Bhīma–Alambusa-saṃyoga (सौमदत्तिवधः तथा भीमालम्बुससंयोगः)
येन देवारय: सर्वे मया युधि निपातिता: । तत आनीयतां कृष्णौ सशरं धनुरुत्तमम्
sañjaya uvāca | yena devārayaḥ sarve mayā yudhi nipātitāḥ | tata ānīyatāṃ kṛṣṇau saśaraṃ dhanur uttamam śatrusūdana vīra | ihaiva pāśve divyam amṛtamayaṃ sarovaraṃ, tatra pūrvakāle mama tad divyaṃ dhanuḥ bāṇāś ca nidhāpitāḥ, yena yuddhe samastān devaśatrūn nipātitavān asmi | kṛṣṇa, yuvāṃ ubhau tat-sarovarāt bāṇasahitaṃ tad uttamaṃ dhanuḥ ānayatam |
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ang kataas-taasang busog na may mga palaso—na sa pamamagitan nito minsan kong ibinagsak sa digmaan ang lahat ng kaaway ng mga diyos—ay dapat dalhin dito. O Kṛṣṇa, O bayaning mamamatay ng kaaway! Malapit dito ang isang banal na lawang tila amṛta; noong una, doon inilagay ang aking makalangit na busog at mga palaso. Kayong dalawa’y kumuha mula sa lawang iyon ng busog na iyon, kasama ang mga palaso.”
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights reliance on proven means and divine resources in moments of crisis: a leader recalls a weapon associated with earlier righteous victories and commands its retrieval, underscoring preparedness, memory of duty, and disciplined execution in war.
Sanjaya reports a command to fetch a supreme bow and its arrows, said to be stored near a divine, nectar-like lake. The bow is described as the instrument by which the speaker once defeated the enemies of the gods, and Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Śatrusūdana) along with another ‘Kṛṣṇa’ is told to bring it.
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