Shloka 66
न च बाणान्तरे वायुरस्य शक््नोति सर्पितुम् । अनिशं संदधानस्य शरानुत्सूजतस्तथा,उनके बाणोंके भीतर वायु भी प्रवेश नहीं कर पाती थी। कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुन निरन्तर बाणोंको हाथमें लेते, धनुषपर रखते और छोड़ते थे। कोई भी उनकी इन क्रियाओंमें क्षणभरका भी अन्तर नहीं देख पाता था
na ca bāṇāntare vāyur asya śaknoti sarpitum | aniśaṁ saṁdadhānasya śarān utsṛjatās tathā |
Vaiśampāyana said: Such was his unbroken stream of arrows that even the wind could not slip through the gaps between them. The son of Kuntī, Arjuna, without pause kept taking up arrows, setting them to the bow, and releasing them—so seamless was his action that no one could perceive even a moment’s interval.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined mastery: sustained attention and practiced control can make action seamless and effective. In the epic’s ethical frame, such prowess is valued when governed by duty (kṣatriya-dharma) rather than impulse.
Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna’s extraordinary rate and continuity of archery—he fits and releases arrows without pause, creating a barrage so dense that even wind cannot pass between the arrows.