THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Mahendra Bow
Yudhishthira appears amid a coalition of rulers and soldiers. His chariot has ivory-coloured horses with black manes, and his standard displays a golden moon surrounded by planets. Mahendra is the bow in his hands as he enters this renewed attack.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Weapon
- Form
- Bow
- Tradition
- Epic / Puranic traditions
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
The bow’s recorded importance here is its place in the Pandava ruler’s battlefield identity. The surrounding account turns a name in a weapon list into part of a specific military moment: scattered forces have rallied and are confronting the warrior who drove them back.
Weapon Type
Bow
Known Wielders / Association
The deity-name association is a label, not a verified ownership chain.
Tradition Notes
Included as a requested designation pending an exact primary-text passage. No distinct creator, power or victim is invented.
Archive Classification Notes
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
- Tradition Dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Creator
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Original Owner
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Materials / Divine Origin
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Powers & Combat Abilities
- A requested divine bow label. A distinct named object and transmission history have not been verified here.
- Limitations
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Famous Uses
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Victims / Opponents
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial Power Tier
- Unassigned — weapons are not placed in the 700-being ranking.
- Editorial Rarity
- Divine armament
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
This description identifies Mahendra and its bearer, but does not recount the bow’s manufacture, acquisition or a separate supernatural effect. Its name is therefore preserved without adding an unrecorded gift from Indra.
From the Sacred Texts
Explore the sacred texts behind these stories in the Suvarnaveda library.
Artwork & Archive Notes
Original Archive Description
A requested divine bow label. A distinct named object and transmission history have not been verified here.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected Cards
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Yudhishthira is explicitly associated with the bow in the catalogue.
