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Shloka 41

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

शीघ्रमभ्यस्यतो बाणान्‌ संदधानस्य चानिशम्‌ | नान्तरं ददृशे किंचित्‌ कौन्तेयस्य यशस्विन:,यशस्वी अर्जुन बड़ी फुर्तीसे बाण छोड़ते और निरन्तर नये-नये बाणोंका संधान करते थे। उनके धनुषपर बाण रखने और छोड़नेमें थोड़ा-सा भी अन्तर नहीं दिखायी पड़ता था

śīghram abhyasyato bāṇān saṃdadhānasya cāniśam | nāntaraṃ dadṛśe kiṃcit kaunteyasya yaśasvinaḥ ||

กุนตีบุตรผู้มีเกียรติยศนั้นฝึกยิงศรอย่างรวดเร็ว และประกอบศรเข้ากับคันธนูอย่างไม่ขาดสาย จนไม่เห็นช่องว่างแม้แต่น้อยระหว่างการวางศรกับการปล่อยศร

शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्र
अभ्यस्यतःof (him) practicing
अभ्यस्यतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+अस् (अभ्यस्)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
बाणान्arrows
बाणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
संदधानस्यof (him) fitting/placing (arrows) together
संदधानस्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+धा
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular, शानच् (present middle participle)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनिशम्unceasingly
अनिशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनिश
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्तरम्interval, gap
अन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ददृशेwas seen/appeared
ददृशे:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
किञ्चित्at all, even a little
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
कौन्तेयस्यof the son of Kunti (Arjuna)
कौन्तेयस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
यशस्विनःof the glorious/famed (one)
यशस्विनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kaunteya (Arjuna)
B
bāṇa (arrows)
D
dhanus (bow)

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.