Shloka 11
Adhyāya 34: Kṣetrajña-Lakṣaṇa and the Araṇi Metaphor
Mind–Intellect Allegory
अजुन उवाच क्व नु सा ब्राह्मणी कृष्ण क््व चासौ ब्राह्मणर्षभ: । याभ्यां सिद्धिरियं प्राप्ता तावुभी वद मे5च्युत,अर्जुनने पूछा--श्रीकृष्ण! वह ब्राह्मणी कौन थी और वह श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण कौन था? अच्युत! जिन दोनोंके द्वारा यह सिद्धि प्राप्त की गयी, उन दोनोंका परिचय मुझे बताइये
arjuna uvāca kva nu sā brāhmaṇī kṛṣṇa kva cāsau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ | yābhyāṃ siddhir iyaṃ prāptā tāv ubhī vada me 'cyuta ||
Arjuna said: “Kṛṣṇa, where is that Brahmin woman, and where is that bull among Brahmins? By those two this extraordinary attainment was achieved. O Acyuta, tell me about them both.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: Arjuna does not merely admire an achievement (siddhi) but asks about the persons and causes behind it, implying that true attainment is rooted in exemplary character and right means, not in results alone.
In the Aśvamedhika Parva dialogue, Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa and asks to identify and describe a Brahmin woman and an outstanding Brahmin through whom a notable ‘siddhi’ was attained, requesting their background and significance.