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The celebrated archer Guru Dronacharya taught the royal princes the finer points of archery. One day he wanted to test…
Outline: Selected a tree in forest ……………. placed a wooden bird on a bare branch ……………… were to hit the bird in the eye ……………… Yudhisthir stepped forward …………..”Can you see me?” asked Dronacharya. ‘Yes’ replied Yudhisthir ……………… asked him to put down the bow …………. each prince replied the same ……………. asked to retire from the competition …………….. finally came Arjuna …………. “Arjuna, do you see me?” asked Dronacharya. “I see only my target,” said Arjuna ………… Arjuna hit the bird’s eye
Ans. Arjuna: The Most Accomplished Marksman
The celebrated archer Guru Dronacharya taught the royal princes the finer points of archery. One day he wanted to test the archery skill of his pupils. They came to a forest. The Guru chose a tree standing in the open. He placed a wooden bird on a bare branch of that tree. The princes were asked to stand 200 yards away and aim at their target one by one. They were to hit the eye of the bird. Yudhisthir was asked to start the competition. He took his bow and looked at his target. “Can you see me?” asked Dronacharya. “Yes sir!” replied Yudhisthir. “Put down your bow,” asked the Guru. The disappointed prince retired from the contest. The same thing happened with all other princes. The same question was asked and all of them gave the same reply. Hence, all of them were asked to retire from the competition.
Finally, it was Arjuna’s turn. “Arjuna do you see me?” asked the Guru. “I see nothing but only my target, the eye of the bird,” replied Arjuna. “Good, Arjuna, shoot now,” asked Dronacharya. Arjuna released the arrow aiming at his target. The arrow hit the eye of the wooden bird. And finally, Arjuna was adjudged as the most accomplished marksman.
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