पुरुषैर्बहुभिर्गुप्तमर्चितं परमर्द्धिमत् । वार्यमाणो नृभि: कृष्ण: प्रसह्य धनुराददे ॥ १६ ॥
puruṣair bahubhir guptam arcitaṁ paramarddhimat vāryamāṇo nṛbhiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ prasahya dhanur ādade
- puruṣaiḥ
- by men
- bahubhiḥ
- many
- guptam
- guarded
- arcitam
- being worshiped
- parama
- supreme
- ṛddhi
- opulence
- mat
- possessing
- vāryamāṇaḥ
- warded off
- nṛbhiḥ
- by the guards
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- prasahya
- by force
- dhanuḥ
- the bow
- ādade
- picked up
That most opulent bow was guarded by a large company of men, who were respectfully worshiping it. Kṛṣṇa pushed His way forward and, despite the guards’ attempts to stop Him, picked it up.