dhanuḥ

  • a bow — SB 8.15.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.15.6

    A gilded bow, two quivers of infallible arrows, and celestial armor also appeared. Bali Mahārāja's grandfather Prahlāda Mahārāja offered Bali a garland of flowers that would never fade, and Śukrācārya gave him a conchshell.
  • arrows and bow — SB 1.18.24-25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.18.24-25

    Once upon a time Mahārāja Parīkṣit, while engaged in hunting in the forest with bow and arrows, became extremely fatigued, hungry and thirsty while following the stags. While searching for a reservoir of water, he entered the hermitage of the well-known Śamīka Ṛṣi and saw the sage sitting silently with closed eyes.
  • bow — Bg. 1.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 1.20

    O King, at that time Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, who was seated in his chariot, his flag marked with Hanumān, took up his bow and prepared to shoot his arrows, looking at the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. O King, Arjuna then spoke to Hṛṣīkeśa [Kṛṣṇa] these words:    , SB 6.1.34-36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.1.34-36

    The order carriers of Yamarāja said: Your eyes are just like the petals of lotus flowers. Dressed in yellow silken garments, decorated with garlands of lotuses, and wearing very attractive helmets on your heads and earrings on your ears, you all appear fresh and youthful. Your four long arms are decorated with bows and quivers of arrows and with swords, clubs, conchshells, discs and lotus flowers. Your effulgence has dissipated the darkness of this place with extraordinary illumination. Now, sirs, why are you obstructing us?    , SB 6.4.35-39plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.4.35-39

    Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is extremely affectionate to His devotees, was very pleased by the prayers offered by Dakṣa, and thus He appeared at that holy place known as Aghamarṣaṇa. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Kuru dynasty, the Lord's lotus feet rested on the shoulders of His carrier, Garuḍa, and He appeared with eight long, mighty, very beautiful arms. In His hands He held a disc, conchshell, sword, shield, arrow, bow, rope and club—in each hand a different weapon, all brilliantly shining. His garments were yellow and His bodily hue deep bluish. His eyes and face were very cheerful, and from His neck to His feet hung a long garland of flowers. His chest was decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and the mark of Śrīvatsa. On His head was a gorgeous round helmet, and His ears were decorated with earrings resembling sharks. All these ornaments were uncommonly beautiful. The Lord wore a golden belt on His waist, bracelets on His arms, rings on His fingers, and ankle bells on His feet. Thus decorated by various ornaments, Lord Hari, who is attractive to all the living entities of the three worlds, is known as Puruṣottama, the best personality. He was accompanied by great devotees like Nārada, Nanda and all the principal demigods, led by the heavenly king, Indra, and the residents of various upper planetary systems such as Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka and Cāraṇaloka. Situated on both sides of the Lord and behind Him as well, these devotees offered Him prayers continuously.    , SB 7.10.65-66plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.65-66

    Nārada Muni continued: Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa, by His own personal potency, consisting of religion, knowledge, renunciation, opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons.
  • by which the bow — Madhya 14.194plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 14.194

    " 'When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī was decorated with the ornament of lalita-alaṅkāra, just to increase Śrī Kṛṣṇa's love, an attractive curve was manifest by Her neck, knees and waist. This was brought about by Her timidity and apparent desire to avoid Kṛṣṇa. The flickering movements of Her eyebrows could conquer the powerful bow of Cupid. To increase the joy of Her beloved's love, Her body was decorated with the ornaments of lalita-alaṅkāra.'
  • his bow — SB 4.10.16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.10.16

    Dhruva Mahārāja's bow and arrows twanged and hissed, causing lamentation in the hearts of his enemies. He began to shoot incessant arrows, shattering all their different weapons, just as the blasting wind scatters the assembled clouds in the sky.    , SB 4.16.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.16.23

    When the lion travels in the forest with its tail turned upward, all menial animals hide themselves. Similarly, when King Pṛthu will travel over his kingdom and vibrate the string of his bow, which is made of the horns of goats and bulls and is irresistible in battle, all demoniac rogues and thieves will hide themselves in all directions.
  • the bow — SB 3.1.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.1.40

    O my lord, is Pṛthā still living? She lived only for the sake of her fatherless children; otherwise it was impossible for her to live without King Pāṇḍu, who was the greatest commander and who alone conquered the four directions simply with the help of a second bow.    , SB 7.15.42plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.42

    The ten kinds of air acting within the body are compared to the spokes of the chariot's wheels, and the top and bottom of the wheel itself are called religion and irreligion. The living entity in the bodily concept of life is the owner of the chariot. The Vedic mantra praṇava is the bow, the pure living entity himself is the arrow, and the target is the Supreme Being.    , SB 9.10.6-7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.10.6-7

    O King, the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra were wonderful, like those of a baby elephant. In the assembly where mother Sītā was to choose her husband, in the midst of the heroes of this world, He broke the bow belonging to Lord Śiva. This bow was so heavy that it was carried by three hundred men, but Lord Rāmacandra bent and strung it and broke it in the middle, just as a baby elephant breaks a stick of sugarcane. Thus the Lord achieved the hand of mother Sītā, who was equally as endowed with transcendental qualities of form, beauty, behavior, age and nature. Indeed, she was the goddess of fortune who constantly rests on the chest of the Lord. While returning from Sītā's home after gaining her at the assembly of competitors, Lord Rāmacandra met Paraśurāma. Although Paraśurāma was very proud, having rid the earth of the royal order twenty-one times, he was defeated by the Lord, who appeared to be a kṣatriya of the royal order.    , SB 9.10.42-43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.10.42-43

    O King, Lord Bharata carried Lord Rāmacandra's wooden shoes, Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa carried a whisk and an excellent fan, Hanumān carried a white umbrella, Śatrughna carried a bow and two quivers, and Sītādevī carried a waterpot filled with water from holy places. Aṅgada carried a sword, and Jāmbavān, King of the Ṛkṣas, carried a golden shield.
  • the same bow — SB 1.15.21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.15.21

    I have the very same Gāṇḍīva bow, the same arrows, the same chariot drawn by the same horses, and I use them as the same Arjuna to whom all the kings offered their due respects. But in the absence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, all of them, at a moment's notice, have become null and void. It is exactly like offering clarified butter on ashes, accumulating money with a magic wand or sowing seeds on barren land.
  • unto the bow — SB 7.10.65-66plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.65-66

    Nārada Muni continued: Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa, by His own personal potency, consisting of religion, knowledge, renunciation, opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons.

dhanuḥ ca

  • and the bow — SB 8.20.30plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.20.30

    O King, when all the demons, the followers of Mahārāja Bali, saw the universal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who held everything within His body, when they saw in the Lord's hand His disc, known as the Sudarśana cakra, which generates intolerable heat, and when they heard the tumultuous sound of His bow, all of these caused lamentation within their hearts.

dhanuḥ divyam

  • a first-class or transcendental bow — SB 9.6.15-16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.6.15-16

    Well protected by armor and desiring to fight, Purañjaya took up a transcendental bow and very sharp arrows, and, while being highly praised by the demigods, he got up on the back of the bull [Indra] and sat on its hump. Thus he is known as Kakutstha. Being empowered by Lord Viṣṇu, who is the Supersoul and the Supreme Person, Purañjaya sat on the great bull and is therefore known as Indravāha. Surrounded by the demigods, he attacked the residence of the demons in the west.

dhanuḥ dvāri

  • bow on the door — SB 3.1.16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.1.16

    Thus being pierced by arrows through his ears and afflicted to the core of his heart, Vidura placed his bow on the door and quit his brother's palace. He was not sorry, for he considered the acts of the external energy to be supreme.

dhanuḥ-asī

  • the carrier of the bow and the sword — SB 10.6.22-23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.22-23

    [Śukadeva Gosvāmī informed Mahārāja Parīkṣit that the gopīs, following the proper system, protected Kṛṣṇa, their child, with this mantra.] May Aja protect Your legs, may Maṇimān protect Your knees, Yajña Your thighs, Acyuta the upper part of Your waist, and Hayagrīva Your abdomen. May Keśava protect Your heart, Īśa Your chest, the sun-god Your neck, Viṣṇu Your arms, Urukrama Your face, and Īśvara Your head. May Cakrī protect You from the front; may Śrī Hari, Gadādharī, the carrier of the club, protect You from the back; and may the carrier of the bow, who is known as the enemy of Madhu, and Lord Ajana, the carrier of the sword, protect Your two sides. May Lord Urugāya, the carrier of the conchshell, protect You from all corners; may Upendra protect You from above; may Garuḍa protect You on the ground; and may Lord Haladhara, the Supreme Person, protect You on all sides.

dhanuḥ-bāṇa haste

  • with arrows and bow in hand — Madhya 24.235plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 24.235

    "The hunter's body was blackish. He had reddish eyes, and he appeared fierce. It was as if the superintendent of death, Yamarāja, was standing there with bows and arrows in his hands.

dhanuḥ-dharam

  • carrying a bow — SB 9.15.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.29

    As King Kārtavīryārjuna entered his capital, Māhiṣmatī Purī, he saw Lord Paraśurāma, the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, coming after him, holding a chopper, shield, bow and arrows. Lord Paraśurāma was covered with a black deerskin, and his matted locks of hair appeared like the sunshine.

dhanuḥ-guṇa

  • the string of the bow — Madhya 21.129plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 21.129

    "Kṛṣṇa's face is the enjoyer king. That full-moon face makes His shark-shaped earrings and lotus eyes dance. His eyebrows are like bows, and His eyes are like arrows. His ears are fixed on the string of that bow, and when His eyes spread to His ears, He pierces the hearts of the gopīs.

dhanuḥ-koṭyā

  • by the power of his bow — SB 4.18.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.29

    After this, the king of all kings, Mahārāja Pṛthu, leveled all rough places on the surface of the globe by breaking up the hills with the strength of his bow. By his grace the surface of the globe almost became flat.
  • with the front of the bow — SB 1.18.30plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.18.30

    While leaving, the King, being so insulted, picked up a lifeless snake with his bow and angrily placed it on the shoulder of the sage. Then he returned to his palace.

dhanuḥ-mataḥ

  • of the bowman — Antya 1.195plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.195

    What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'

dhanuḥ-pāṇiḥ

  • taking his bow and arrows — SB 9.7.16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.7.16

    Rohita could understand that his father intended to offer him as the animal for sacrifice. Therefore, just to save himself from death, he equipped himself with bow and arrows and went to the forest.

dhanuḥ-rahasyaḥ

  • one who understands the intricacies of military art — SB 3.1.31plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.1.31

    O Uddhava, does Yuyudhāna fare well? He learned the intricacies of the military art from Arjuna and attained the transcendental destination which is very difficult to reach even for great renouncers.

dhanuḥ-śūla-iṣu-carma-asi

  • with bow, trident, arrows, shield and sword — SB 10.4.10-11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.4.10-11

    The goddess Durgā was decorated with flower garlands, smeared with sandalwood pulp and dressed with excellent garments and ornaments made of valuable jewels. Holding in her hands a bow, a trident, arrows, a shield, a sword, a conchshell, a disc and a club, and being praised by celestial beings like Apsarās, Kinnaras, Uragas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, who worshiped her with all kinds of presentations, she spoke as follows.

dhanuḥ-tīrthe snāna

  • bathing at the holy place known as Dhanustīrtha — Madhya 9.199plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 9.199

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Setubandha [Rāmeśvara], where He took His bath at the place called Dhanustīrtha. From there He visited the Rāmeśvara temple and then took rest.

dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥ

  • very expert in the art of archery — SB 9.21.35plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.21.35

    The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.

dhanuḥ-vedaḥ

  • knowledge in the art of manipulating bows and arrows — SB 1.7.44plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.44

    It was by Droṇācārya's mercy that you learned the military art of throwing arrows and the confidential art of controlling weapons.

dhanuḥ-vedam

  • military science — SB 3.12.38plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.12.38

    He also created the medical science, military art, musical art and architectural science, all from the Vedas. They all emanated one after another, beginning from the front face.

sapta-dhanuḥ

  • a distance measured by seven bows (approximately fourteen yards) — SB 6.11.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.11

    Struck with the club by Vṛtrāsura like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt, the elephant Airāvata, feeling great pain and spitting blood from its broken mouth, was pushed back fourteen yards. In great distress, the elephant fell, with Indra on its back.

smara-dhanuḥ

  • the bow of Cupid — Antya 1.171plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.171

    When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī smiles, waves of joy overtake Her cheeks, and Her arched eyebrows dance like the bow of Cupid. Her glance is so enchanting that it is like a dancing bumblebee, moving unsteadily due to intoxication. That bee has bitten the whorl of My heart.' "