Shloka 10

Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma

Engagement and Countermeasures

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन बीभत्सुरपराजित: । आबभाषे तदा विद्वानिदं वचनमर्थवत्‌,वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर किसीसे पराजित न होनेवाले विद्वान्‌ अर्जुनने यह अर्थयुक्त वचन उस समय कहा--

Transliteration

ity ukto vāsudevena bībhatsur aparājitaḥ | ābabhāṣe tadā vidvān idaṃ vacanam arthavat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, Arjuna—Bībhatsu, the unconquered and discerning warrior—then spoke these meaningful words.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

वासुदेवेनby Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

बीभत्सुःBībhatsu (Arjuna)

अपराजितःunconquered, undefeated

आबभाषेspoke

तदाthen

विद्वान्wise, learned

इदम्this

वचनम्speech, words

अर्थवत्meaningful, significant

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

स

संजय (Sañjaya)

व

वासुदेव (Vāsudeva / Kṛṣṇa)

ब

बीभत्सु (Bībhatsu / Arjuna)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes