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 ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ketika putera Kuntī yang termasyhur itu dengan pantas melepaskan anak panah dan tanpa henti memasang anak panah demi anak panah, tidak kelihatan sebarang sela—tiada jeda sedikit pun antara meletakkan anak panah dan melepaskannya. Inilah tanda penguasaan yang lahir daripada latihan berterusan.
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.