matsya -- of the fish; abhasam -- the reflection; jale -- in the water; vikshya -- looking at; jnatva -- knowing; ca -- and; tat -- its; avasthitim -- location; parthah -- Arjuna; yattah -- taking careful aim; asrijat -- shot; banam -- the arrow; na acchinat -- he did not pierce it; pasprise -- he touched it; param -- only.

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.