He saw there Gandiva along with four other bows. The celestials effulgence of these bows resplendent like the rays of the sun, when got out, appeared like that of the planet at the time of rising. Beholding their forms like sighing snakes he, in time, overwhelmed with fear and the hairs of his body stood on ends. Then touching those huge and mighty lustrous bows Virata's son said to Arjuna. no was
अपश्यद् गाण्डिवं तत्र चतुर्भिरपरैः सह॥ तेषां विमुच्यमानानां धनुषामर्कवर्चसाम्। विनिश्चेरुः प्रभा दिव्या ग्रहाणामुदयेष्विव॥ स तेषां रूपमालोक्य भोगिनामिव जृम्भताम्। हृष्टरोमा भयोद्विग्नः क्षणेन समपद्यत॥ संस्पृश्य तानि चापानि भानुमन्ति बृहन्ति च। वैरारिर्जुनं राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥