SB 10.83.24
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
- matsyābhāsaṁ jale vīkṣya
- jñātvā ca tad-avasthitim
- pārtho yatto 'sṛjad bāṇaṁ
- nācchinat paspṛśe param
SYNONYMS
target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=matsya&tab=syno_o&ds=1">matsya — of the fish; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ābhāsam&tab=syno_o&ds=1">ābhāsam — the reflection; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jale&tab=syno_o&ds=1">jale — in the water; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vīkṣya&tab=syno_o&ds=1">vīkṣya — looking at; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñātvā&tab=syno_o&ds=1">jñātvā — knowing; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1">ca — and; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1">tat — its; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avasthitim&tab=syno_o&ds=1">avasthitim — location; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pārthaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1">pārthaḥ — Arjuna; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yattaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1">yattaḥ — taking careful aim; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asṛjat&tab=syno_o&ds=1">asṛjat — shot; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bāṇam&tab=syno_o&ds=1">bāṇam — the arrow; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1">na target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=acchinat&tab=syno_o&ds=1">acchinat — he did not pierce it; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paspṛśe&tab=syno_o&ds=1">paspṛśe — he touched it; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=param&tab=syno_o&ds=1">param — only.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Then Arjuna looked at the reflection of the fish in the water and determined its position. When he carefully shot his arrow at it, however, he did not pierce the target but merely grazed it.
PURPORT
According to the explanation of Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Arjuna was more expert a marksman than the other kings, but his physical strength was not adequate to the task of shooting it with perfect accuracy.