śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaṁ
sa-śārṅgaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
bibheda nyapatad dhastāc
chārṅgam āsīt tad adbhutam

 Ĺ›ÄlvaḼ - Śālva; Ĺ›aureḼ - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu - but; doḼ - the arm; savyam - left; sa - with; Ĺ›Ärṅgam - the Lord's bow, called Śārṅga; Ĺ›Ärṅga-dhanvanaḼ - of Him who is called Śārṅga-dhanvā; bibheda - struck; nyapatat - fell; hastāt - from His hand; Ĺ›Ärṅgam - the Śārṅga bow; asÄŤt - was; tat - this; adbhutam - amazing.


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Śālva then managed to strike Lord Kṛṣṇa’s left arm, which held His bow Śārṅga, and, amazingly, Śārṅga fell from His hand.

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