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ŚB 10.42.15

Devanagari

तत: पौरान् पृच्छमानो धनुष: स्थानमच्युत: । तस्मिन् प्रविष्टो दद‍ृशे धनुरैन्द्रमिवाद्भ‍ुतम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

tataḥ paurān pṛcchamāno
dhanuṣaḥ sthānam acyutaḥ
tasmin praviṣṭo dadṛśe
dhanur aindram ivādbhutam

Synonyms

tataḥ — then; paurān — from the city residents; pṛcchamānaḥ — inquiring about; dhanuṣaḥ — of the bow; sthānam — the place; acyutaḥ — the infallible Supreme Lord; tasmin — there; praviṣṭaḥ — entering; dadṛśe — He saw; dhanuḥ — the bow; aindram — that of Lord Indra; iva — like; adbhutam — amazing.

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa then asked the local people where the arena was in which the bow sacrifice would take place. When He went there He saw the amazing bow, which resembled Lord Indra’s.