Shloka 24

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्त: पुरुषोत्तमेन सुदु:ःखित: केशवमर्जुनो5ब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

ity evam uktaḥ puruṣottamena suduḥkhitaḥ keśavam arjuno 'bravīt

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: So von Puruṣottama angesprochen, redete Arjuna—von tiefstem Kummer überwältigt—erneut zu Keśava. Dieser Augenblick ist ein moralischer Wendepunkt: Selbst nachdem er den Rat des Herrn vernommen hat, branden Trauer und ethische Spannung im Krieger wieder auf und drängen ihn, zu antworten und inmitten der Forderungen des gerechten Krieges Klarheit zu suchen.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: addressed / spoken to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive (having been spoken to)

• पुरुषोत्तमेन: by the Supreme Person (Krishna)
• पुरुषोत्तमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुदुःखितः: deeply distressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुःखित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Puruṣottama (Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after receiving divine counsel, a person may still feel intense grief; the ethical path is clarified through continued dialogue, honest self-examination, and seeking guidance rather than acting from confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, deeply distressed, responds to Kṛṣṇa (called Puruṣottama/Keśava) after being addressed—signaling a renewed exchange at a critical moment in the war narrative.