Shloka 2
खाण्डवप्रस्थप्रवेशः तथा इन्द्रप्रस्थनिर्माणवर्णनम् | Entry into Khāṇḍavaprastha and Description of Indraprastha’s Founding
येन तद् धनुरादाय लक्ष्यं विद्धं महात्मना । सोर्डर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठी महाबाणधनुर्धर:,जिन महात्मा पुरुषने वह धनुष लेकर लक्ष्यको वेधा था, वे विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ तथा महान् धनुष-बाण धारण करनेवाले स्वयं अर्जुन थे
yeṇa tad dhanur ādāya lakṣyaṁ viddhaṁ mahātmanā | so 'rjuno jayatāṁ śreṣṭhī mahābāṇadhanurdharaḥ ||
قال فَيْشَمْبايَنَة: إنّ الذي تناول ذلك القوس وأصاب الهدف بدقّة العظماء لم يكن إلا أرجونا نفسه—أفخر الظافرين، حامل القوس والسهام الجبّارة، سيد الرماة.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit is demonstrated through disciplined action: the narrative praises Arjuna as ‘foremost among the victorious’ because he proves his worth by taking up the bow and successfully striking the target, aligning skill and resolve with a kṣatriya’s ideal of excellence.
The narrator identifies the great archer who took the bow and pierced the target: it was Arjuna himself, celebrated here as a supreme bowman and a leading victor among warriors.