• Gandiva (IAST: Gāṇḍīva; Sanskrit: गाण्डीव) is a divine bow of Arjuna, one of the Pandavas from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The bow was made by Brahma....
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    discusses how the ownership of the bow passed on to Rukmi: The bow called Gandiva was obtained by Indra's son (Arjuna) from Agni on the occasion of the burning...
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    large and strong arms Gāṇḍīvadhārī (गाण्डीवधारी) – holder of a bow named Gandiva Pārtha (पार्थ) – son of Pritha (or Kunti) – after his mother Kaunteya (कौन्तेय)...
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  • Gandeevadhari Arjuna (transl. One who wields the Gandiva) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Praveen Sattaru. The film...
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    Sai Vignesh co-founded an Indo-Classical Contemporary Fusion band called GANDIVA alongside dancer-choreographer Kavya Muralidaran. Sai Vignesh made his...
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    were burnt to death. — Padma Purana, Chapters 31 - 34 Sharanga Vijaya Gandiva Williams, Monier. "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary". Archived...
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    the Pandavas to a cave where an ancient treasure horde that also had the gandiva bow in it. After King Parikshit was cursed by a sage's son to die by a...
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    and kill others. He would rather renounce the kingdom and put down his Gandiva (Arjuna's bow). Krishna then advises him about the nature of life, ethics...
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  • Vrkodara. In some versions of the Mahabharata he also gives Arjuna the Gandiva bow. The Uttara Kanda of the epic Ramayana mentions that during his visit...
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    due to its emergence in India and the bow-like shape on its head. Pinaka Gandiva Vijaya Pattanaik, Devdutt (1999). Vishnu : an introduction. Internet Archive...
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    Range" (named after Lord Rama's bow Kodanda) and "Gandiva Archery" (named after Arjuna's bow Gandiva). One source estimated the size of the Indian community...
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    dhīmahi tanno varuṇaḥ pracodayāt Oṃ Varunāya Namaḥ Weapon Noose, Varunastra, Gandiva Mount Makara Personal information Parents Kashyapa (father) Aditi (mother)...
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  • kingdom - Khandavprastha. Arjuna destroys the place and gets a new bow Gandiva. They renovated the town and renamed it as Indraprastha. Later, Arjun gets...
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  • Mahabharata. He was an archer of unparalleled skill, who received the divine bow Gandiva from the fire god Agni, and used this to leave his mark on the battlefield...
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  • those of his brothers'. Switching places with Uttar, Arjuna takes up the Gandiva and Devadatta. Eager to defend the land that had given him refuge, Arjuna...
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    given the Sudarshana Chakra and Kaumodaki gada, while Arjuna got the bow Gandiva and various divine arrows. The duo defeat Indra and Agni burns down the...
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  • Later, as a boon, Arjuna got all his weapons from Indra and also the bow, Gandiva, from Varuna. Alambusha was a Rakshasa. In the Kurukshetra War, he fought...
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    original URL status unknown (link) "Italian Renaissance". Kostümwerkstatt Gandiva. Retrieved 10 December 2016. "What Was the Houppelande?". The New York...
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  • Arjuna could wield the Gandiva and Arjuna was wielder of Gandiva then he came to be known as gandivdhari (carrier of gandiva bow). Sabdavedastra This...
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    people have been working as masons and assistants in home construction. Gandiva Foundation is a public charitable trust functioning at Melur. Melur has...
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    used. Gandiva (also called Ājagava) - created by Brahma and given by Varuna to Arjuna on Agni's request and used by Arjuna in Mahabharat. Gandiva has 108...
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    regards Krishna as a friend. Beholding Arjuna taking up his divine bow Gandiva, the Pandavas utter a tremendous shout. Then come the gods with Indra,...
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  • make peace, then having summoned others, summon us too. The holder of Gandiva then will be fired with wrath and the dull-headed and wicked Duryodhana...
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    yet, Yudhishthira insults him by suggesting Arjuna should hand over the Gandiva to another warrior if he does not think he is able to slay Karna. Arjuna...
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    it initially came. The Indic Arjuna is also instructed to throw his bow Gandiva into the sea at the end of his career, and weapons were frequently thrown...
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  • Rajagopala, and Shiva with Nandi. Gada – A mace used by the Monkey God Hanuman. Gandiva – An indestructible bow with 100 strings created by Brahma and later used...
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    Pundras, and the Kosalas. In those realms Dhananjaya (Arjuna), with his bow Gandiva, vanquished innumerable Mlechecha armies one after another Mahabharata...
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    later, as a boon Arjuna got all his weapons from Indra and also the bow, Gāṇḍīva, from Varuṇa. There is the story about King Shibi who was tested by Agni...
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  • Supported by servants, Arjuna struck the robbers with his shafts sped from Gandiva, but soon however his inexhaustible quivers were out of shafts. Then afflicted...
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    the god Agni appeared before them, commanding Arjuna to return the bow Gandiva, that he had borrowed from the god Varuna for the burning of the Khandava...
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