Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 89: Krishna and Arjuna Retrieve a Brahmana's Sons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.89.32

sri-arjuna uvaca

naham sankarshano brahman

na krishnah karshnir eva ca

aham va arjuno nama

gandivam yasya vai dhanuh

SYNONYMS

sri-arjunah uvaca -- Sri Arjuna said; na -- not; aham -- I; sankarshanah -- Lord Balarama; brahman -- O brahmana; na -- not; krishnah -- Lord Krishna; karshnih -- a descendant of Lord Krishna; eva ca -- even; aham -- I; vai -- indeed; arjunah nama -- the one known as Arjuna; gandivam -- Gandiva; yasya -- whose; vai -- indeed; dhanuh -- bow.

TRANSLATION

Sri Arjuna said: I am neither Lord Sankarshana, O brahmana, nor Lord Krishna, nor even Krishna's son. Rather, I am Arjuna, wielder of the Gandiva bow.

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