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Gandiva
In the Mahabharata, the Gandiva (IAST: , sanskrit: गाण्डीव): is a bow given to Arjuna by Agni, God of Fire. Arjuna intervened on the behalf of the gluttonous and sickened Agni, who needed to consume a forest to heal himself.
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