Shloka 51
Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange
Chapter 55
एष द्रोणस्य शिष्याणां शीघ्रास्त्रे प्रथणो मत: । एतस्य दर्शयिष्यामि शीघ्रास्त्रं विपुलं रणे
eṣa droṇasya śiṣyāṇāṃ śīghrāstre prathamo mataḥ | etasya darśayiṣyāmi śīghrāstraṃ vipulaṃ raṇe ||
یہ درون آچاریہ کے شاگردوں میں تیز رفتار ہتھیار چلانے میں سب سے آگے سمجھا جاتا ہے۔ آج اس میدانِ جنگ میں میں اسے ایسے برق رفتار استروں کا عظیم مظاہرہ دکھاؤں گا۔
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of martial excellence: skill is recognized within a lineage (Droṇa’s disciples), yet it must be met with disciplined resolve. Arjuna frames his response not as mere boasting but as a measured demonstration of capability in a just contest, emphasizing competence and responsibility in warfare.
Arjuna identifies an opponent as the foremost among Droṇa’s students in rapid-weapon warfare and declares that he will counter by displaying his own powerful mastery of swift missiles on the battlefield.