ekadā ratham āruhya

vijayo vānara-dhvajam

gāṇḍīvaḿ dhanur ādāya

tūṇau cākṣaya-sāyakau

sākaḿ kṛṣṇena sannaddho

vihartuḿ vipinaḿ mahat

bahu-vyāla-mṛgākīrṇaḿ

prāviśat para-vīra-hā

ekada -- once; ratham -- his chariot; aruhya -- mounting; vijayah -- Arjuna; vanara -- the monkey (Hanuman); dhvajam -- on whose flag; gandivam -- named Gandiva; dhanuh -- his bow; adaya -- taking up; tunau -- his two quivers; ca -- and; akshaya -- inexhaustible; sayakau -- whose arrows; sakam -- together; krishnena -- with Lord Krishna; sannaddhah -- wearing armor; vihartum -- to sport; vipinam -- a forest; mahat -- large; bahu -- with many; vyala-mriga -- beasts of prey; akirnam -- filled; pravisat -- entered; para -- enemy; vira -- of heroes; ha -- the killer.


Texto

Once Arjuna, the slayer of powerful enemies, donned his armor, mounted his chariot flying the flag of Hanuman, took up his bow and his two inexhaustible quivers, and went to sport with Lord Krishna in a large forest filled with fierce animals.

Significado

This incident must have taken place after the burning of the Khandava forest, since Arjuna was now using the Gandiva bow and other weapons he had acquired during that incident.