स उपस्पृश्य शुच्यम्भो नमस्कृत्य महेश्वरम् । दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संस्मृत्य सज्यं गाण्डीवमाददे ॥ ३६ ॥
sa upaspṛśya śucy ambho namaskṛtya maheśvaram divyāny astrāṇi saṁsmṛtya sajyaṁ gāṇḍīvam ādade
- saḥ
- he (Arjuna)
- upaspṛśya
- touching
- śuci
- pure
- ambhaḥ
- water
- namaḥ-kṛtya
- offering obeisances
- mahā-īśvaram
- to Lord Śiva
- divyāni
- celestial
- astrāṇi
- his missile weapons
- saṁsmṛtya
- remembering
- sajyam
- the bowstring
- gāṇḍīvam
- to his bow Gāṇḍīva
- ādade
- he fixed
After touching pure water, offering obeisances to Lord Maheśvara and recollecting the mantras for his celestial weapons, Arjuna strung his bow Gāṇḍīva.