Gandiva

Description

Gandiva is the divine bow associated with Arjuna. Epic tradition ties it to a gift mediated by Agni and Varuna. With it Arjuna fights through the war, the exile episodes, and the horse sacrifice that follows victory.

Owners

• ArjunaGenealogy

Origin

• Varuna

  origin, celestial bow tied to Agni, Varuna gift narratives

Powers

• Inexhaustible quiver tradition
• Celestial range and force in war narratives

Scriptural references

• Mahabharata · Adi Parva
• Mahabharata · Bhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita · ch. 1

Notable uses

• Draupadi's svayamvara contest
• Burning of the Khandava forest
• Kurukshetra war under Krishna's charioteering

Related battles

• Bhishma's FallBattle
• Karna's DeathDeath
• End of WarBattle

Related characters

• ArjunaGenealogy
• DraupadiGenealogy
• YudhishthiraGenealogy
• BhimaGenealogy
• KuntiGenealogy
• KarnaGenealogy
• KrishnaGenealogy
• DuryodhanaGenealogy
• SanjayaGenealogy
• DhritarashtraGenealogy
• BhishmaGenealogy
• NakulaGenealogy
• SahadevaGenealogy
• AshwatthamaGenealogy
• VarunaGenealogy

Related events

• Draupadi SwayamvaraCeremony
• ExileExile
• Virata ParvaExile
• Bhagavad GitaDiscourse
• Bhishma's FallBattle
• Karna's DeathDeath
• End of WarBattle
• AshwamedhaRite

Scriptures

• Bhagavad Gita

Related verses

• bg.1.1
• bg.2.3
• bg.2.47
• bg.4.7
• bg.1.8

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