Shloka 14
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
तुल्येष्वस्त्रप्रयोगेषु लाघवे सौष्ठवेषु च । सर्वेषामेव शिष्याणां बभूवाभ्यधिको<र्जुन:
tulyeṣv astraprayogeṣu lāghave sauṣṭhaveṣu ca | sarveṣām eva śiṣyāṇāṁ babhūvābhyadhiko 'rjunaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: En el empleo de las armas—cuando los ejercicios eran equivalentes—y también en ligereza y fineza, Arjuna, hijo de Pāṇḍu, resultó superior a todos los discípulos. Por la práctica constante y el vivo deseo de dominar la ciencia de las armas, se elevó por encima de sus pares, hasta ser digno de rivalizar incluso con su maestro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence arises from sustained practice, focused curiosity for learning, and refined execution; superiority in skill is portrayed as merit-based rather than merely inherited.
Vaiśampāyana reports that during weapons training, Arjuna outperformed all other disciples in equal trials—especially in agility and finesse—establishing himself as the foremost student.