Shloka 10
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
तमुवाच हृषीकेश: प्रहसन्निव भारत । सेनयोरुभयोर्म ध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वच:,हे भरतवंशी धृतराष्ट्र! अन्तर्यामी श्रीकृष्ण महाराज दोनों सेनाओंके बीचमें शोक करते हुए उस अर्जुनको हँसते हुए-से यह वचन बोले
sañjaya uvāca |
tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasan iva bhārata |
senayor ubhayor madhye viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), Hṛṣīkeśa—Śrī Kṛṣṇa—spoke these words to Arjuna, who was sinking into grief between the two armies, with a faint, knowing smile.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the ethical turning point: Arjuna’s grief and paralysis are met by Kṛṣṇa’s composed, slightly smiling counsel, signaling that clear discernment and dharma-based action must replace despair and confusion at the moment of duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa, standing with Arjuna between the two assembled armies, begins to speak to Arjuna who has become despondent; Kṛṣṇa’s ‘smile’ indicates calm authority and the intent to correct Arjuna’s misguided sorrow.