Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Gandiva

गाण्डीव · gāṇḍīva

Arjuna's bow. It was made by Brahma and passed through the hands of the gods to Varuna, who gave it to Arjuna at the burning of the Khandava forest. No one else could string it. In chapter 1 it slips from his hand.

Appears in

Bhagavad Gita 1.30