Shloka 22
Kuru-Sainika-Āśvāsana and Vijayaghoṣaṇa
Reassuring the Kuru Soldiers; Proclaiming Victory
आददानस्य हि शरान् संधाय च विमुज्चत: । विकर्षतश्न गाण्डीवं न कश्चिद् दद्शे जन:,अर्जुन कब बाण हाथमें लेते, गाण्डीव धनुषपर रखते, उसकी प्रत्यंचा खींचते और बाण छोड़ते हैं, यह कोई भी मनुष्य नहीं देख पाता था
ādadānasya hi śarān sandhāya ca vimucyataḥ | vikarṣataś ca gāṇḍīvaṃ na kaścid dadarśa janaḥ ||
आददानस्य हि शरान् संधाय च विमुञ्चतः । विकर्षतः गाण्डीवं न कश्चिद् ददर्श जनः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined excellence: true power is not mere display but controlled mastery directed toward a rightful aim. Arjuna’s near-invisible speed symbolizes training, focus, and restraint—qualities expected of a kṣatriya when action is required.
Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna’s extraordinary archery: as he takes arrows, fits them, draws the Gāṇḍīva, and releases, observers cannot even perceive the sequence. It emphasizes the overwhelming superiority of his technique in the unfolding combat context of the Virāṭa episode.