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Mahabharata 4.5.8

Mahābhārata 4.5.8

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Sanskrit

4.5.8

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tāmādāyārjunastūrṇaṃ draupadīṃ gajarāḍiva |
saṃprāpya nagarābhyāśamavatārayadarjunaḥ || 8 ||

Vaisampayana continued, "Thereupon like the leader of a herd of elephants, Arjuna speedily took up Draupadi, and on coming to the vicinity of the city, let her down. And on reaching the city, Ruru's son (Yudhishthira), addressed Arjuna, saying, 'Where shall we deposit our weapons, before entering the city? If, O child, we enter it with our weapons about us, we shall thereby surely excite the alarm of the citizens. Further, the tremendous bow, the Gandiva, is known to all men, so that people will, without doubt, recognise us soon. And if even one of us is discovered, we shall, according to promise, have to pass another twelve years in the forest.'"

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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