Shloka 18
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
धृतवर्मा अभी बालक था तो भी उसकी उस फुर्तीको देखकर महातेजस्वी पराक्रमी अर्जुन बड़े प्रसन्न हुए ।।
na saṃdadhānaṃ dadṛśe nādadānaṃ ca taṃ tadā | kirantam eva sa śarān dadṛśe pākaśāsaniḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Entonces, ni siquiera Arjuna—hijo de Indra, castigador de Pāka—podía percibir cuándo Dhṛtavarmā tomaba una flecha ni cuándo la encajaba en el arco. Arjuna sólo veía esto: que el joven vertía una lluvia incesante de flechas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence grounded in disciplined practice can make even complex action appear effortless; true greatness also includes the capacity to recognize and honor skill in others, regardless of age.
Vaiśampāyana describes Dhṛtavarmā’s astonishing speed in archery: Arjuna cannot even see the moments of taking and nocking arrows, perceiving only an unbroken rain of arrows being released.