तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः ॥ १० ॥
tamuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasanniva bhārata
senayorubhayormadhye viṣīdantamidaṃ vacaḥ
tamuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasanniva bhārata
senayorubhayormadhye viṣīdantamidaṃ vacaḥ
Word by word
तम्to him
उवाचspoke
हृषीकेशःHrishikesha
प्रहसन् इवas if smiling
भारतO descendant of Bharata (Dhritarashtra)
सेनयोः उभयोः मध्येbetween the two armies
विषीदन्तम्grieving
इदम् वचःthese words
Translation
ENGLISH
O Bharata, there between the two armies, Hrishikesha, as if smiling, spoke these words to the grieving Arjuna.
हिंदी
हे भारत, दोनों सेनाओं के बीच शोक करते हुए उस अर्जुन से हृषीकेश ने मानो मुस्कराते हुए यह वचन कहा।
Explanation
"Prahasann iva" means as if smiling. Shri Krishna is not shaken by Arjuna’s grief; his smile is taken as a sign of the calm and reassurance of the teaching to come. Here, between the two armies, just before the battle, this dialogue begins.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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