Shloka 41
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
शीघ्रमभ्यस्यतो बाणान् संदधानस्य चानिशम् | नान्तरं ददृशे किंचित् कौन्तेयस्य यशस्विन:
śīghram abhyasyato bāṇān saṃdadhānasya cāniśam | nāntaraṃ dadṛśe kiṃcit kaunteyasya yaśasvinaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「誉れ高きクンティーの子は、矢を素早く放ちつつ、絶え間なく次々と新たな矢をつがえた。矢をつがえる瞬間と放つ瞬間のあいだに、いささかの間も見えなかった――置くと同時に放つかのごとくであった。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady excellence arises from abhyāsa (repeated practice) and unwavering attention; mastery is shown when action becomes seamless, without hesitation or wasted motion—an ethical ideal for fulfilling one’s role with competence and restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna’s extraordinary archery: he keeps fitting and releasing arrows so rapidly and continuously that observers cannot detect any gap between nocking an arrow and shooting it.