Shloka 14
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
तुल्येष्वस्त्रप्रयोगेषु लाघवे सौष्ठवेषु च । सर्वेषामेव शिष्याणां बभूवाभ्यधिको<र्जुन:
tulyeṣv astraprayogeṣu lāghave sauṣṭhaveṣu ca | sarveṣām eva śiṣyāṇāṁ babhūvābhyadhiko 'rjunaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：在兵器的运用上——当诸般演练相当之时——无论敏捷还是精妙，般度之子阿周那都显出胜过一切弟子。凭借恒常的修习与对武器之学的切求，他超越同侪，乃至足以与其师相抗衡。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence arises from sustained practice, focused curiosity for learning, and refined execution; superiority in skill is portrayed as merit-based rather than merely inherited.
Vaiśampāyana reports that during weapons training, Arjuna outperformed all other disciples in equal trials—especially in agility and finesse—establishing himself as the foremost student.