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Bhagavad Gita 2.1

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: SanjayaListener: Dhritarashtra
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सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् ।
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥ १ ॥

taṃ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭamaśrupūrṇākulekṣaṇam
viṣīdantamidaṃ vākyamuvāca madhusūdanaḥ

Word by word

तम्to him (Arjuna)
तथाthus
कृपया आविष्टम्filled with compassion
अश्रुपूर्णfilled with tears
आकुल ईक्षणम्with troubled eyes
विषीदन्तम्grieving
इदम् वाक्यम्these words
उवाचspoke
मधुसूदनःMadhusudana (Shri Krishna)

Translation

ENGLISH

Sanjaya said: To Arjuna, thus overcome with pity, his troubled eyes filled with tears and sinking in grief, Madhusudana spoke these words.

हिंदी

संजय बोले: इस प्रकार करुणा से भरे, आँसुओं से भरी व्याकुल आँखों वाले और शोक करते हुए अर्जुन से मधुसूदन (श्रीकृष्ण) ने यह वचन कहा।

Explanation

At the end of the first chapter, Arjuna had resolved not to fight and sat down in his chariot. The second chapter begins right there: Sanjaya tells Dhritarashtra that, seeing Arjuna in this state, Shri Krishna began to speak. The name "Madhusudana" is linked to the slaying of the demon (asura) named Madhu.

How this verse connects

SpeakerSanjayaListenerDhritarashtraTextMahabharata, Bhishma Parva

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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