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Shloka 2

खाण्डवप्रस्थप्रवेशः तथा इन्द्रप्रस्थनिर्माणवर्णनम् | Entry into Khāṇḍavaprastha and Description of Indraprastha’s Founding

येन तद्‌ धनुरादाय लक्ष्यं विद्धं महात्मना । सोर्डर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठी महाबाणधनुर्धर:,जिन महात्मा पुरुषने वह धनुष लेकर लक्ष्यको वेधा था, वे विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ तथा महान्‌ धनुष-बाण धारण करनेवाले स्वयं अर्जुन थे

yeṇa tad dhanur ādāya lakṣyaṁ viddhaṁ mahātmanā | so 'rjuno jayatāṁ śreṣṭhī mahābāṇadhanurdharaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Chính người đã cầm lấy cây cung ấy và bắn trúng mục tiêu với sự chuẩn xác của bậc đại nhân, không ai khác ngoài Arjuna—bậc nhất trong hàng những kẻ chiến thắng, đại cung thủ mang cung và những mũi tên hùng lực.

येनby whom/with which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as indeclinable gerund)
लक्ष्यम्target
लक्ष्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्धम्pierced/struck
विद्धम्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled one
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जयताम्may (they) conquer / let (them) be victorious
जयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formलोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
श्रेष्ठीthe best/excellent one
श्रेष्ठी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेष्ठिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबाणधनुर्धरःthe bearer of great arrows and bow
महाबाणधनुर्धरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाणधनुर्धर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
Arjuna
B
bow (dhanuḥ)
T
target (lakṣya)

Educational Q&A

Merit is demonstrated through disciplined action: the narrative praises Arjuna as ‘foremost among the victorious’ because he proves his worth by taking up the bow and successfully striking the target, aligning skill and resolve with a kṣatriya’s ideal of excellence.

The narrator identifies the great archer who took the bow and pierced the target: it was Arjuna himself, celebrated here as a supreme bowman and a leading victor among warriors.