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THE MAHABHARATA
यश
दास्यामि कृष्णामिति वै न चैनं विवृणोति सः ॥
And Yajnasena's (Drupada's) desire was
that he should give Draupadi to Arjuna,
the son of Pandu; but he did not disclose
this desire.
दृढं धनुरथानम्यं कारयामास [भारत] ।
यन्त्रं वैहायसं चापि [राजन् ] लक्ष्यं च काञ्चनम् ॥
He then caused to be made a firm
unbendable bow, a machine moving in the
air and a target in gold.
'इदं सज्यं धनुः कृत्वा सज्जैरेभिश्च सायकैः
अतीत्य लक्ष्यं यो वेद्धा स लब्धा मत्सुतामिति ॥'
इति स द्रुपदो राजा स्वयंवरमघोषयत् ॥
"Whosoever strings this bow and with
these arrows set ( thereon) pierces, through
the machine, the target, he shall obtain my
daughter"-thus did king Drupada announce
the Svayamvara.