Shloka 68
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
कृत्रिमं भासमारोप्य वृक्षाग्रे शिल्पिभि: कृतम् । अविज्ञातं कुमाराणां लक्ष्यभूतमुपादिशत्,उन्होंने कारीगरोंसे एक नकली गीध बनवाकर वृक्षके अग्रभागपर रखवा दिया। राजकुमारोंकों इसका पता नहीं था। आचार्यने उसी गीधको बींधनेयोग्य लक्ष्य बताया
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វៃសម្បាយណៈបាននិយាយថា៖ លោកគ្រូបានឲ្យជាងសិប្បកម្មធ្វើសត្វត្មាតក្លែងក្លាយមួយ ហើយដាក់វានៅលើកំពូលដើមឈើ។ ព្រះរាជកុមារមិនដឹងថាវាជារូបក្លែងក្លាយទេ។ អាចារ្យបានចង្អុលទៅកាន់បក្សីនោះ ដោយកំណត់វាជាគោលដៅដែលត្រូវបាញ់ឲ្យជ្រៀត។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Training is strengthened by focused practice under carefully designed tests: the teacher uses an artificial target so the students concentrate on precision, steadiness, and following instruction rather than being distracted by the target’s true nature.
A teacher has artisans make a fake vulture and place it atop a tree; without telling the princes it is artificial, he designates it as the mark to be shot, setting up an archery exercise and a test of attention.