Shloka 67
Devanagari script
अर्जुन उवाच यथा ब्रूयान्महाप्राज्ञो यथा ब्रूयान्महामति:
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca | yathā brūyān mahāprājño yathā brūyān mahāmatiḥ ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “May the supremely wise speak as he ought; may the great-minded one speak as he ought.”
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाas; in the manner that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
ब्रूयात्should speak
ब्रूयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाप्राज्ञःa very wise (man)
महाप्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas; in the manner that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
ब्रूयात्should speak
ब्रूयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महामतिःa very intelligent (man)
महामतिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined, appropriate speech: wisdom and greatness of mind are shown not merely by knowing, but by speaking in the right manner—truthfully, fittingly, and with ethical restraint, especially amid the pressures of war.
In the Karṇa Parva battle context, Arjuna begins a statement by invoking the authority of the truly wise, urging that what follows should be spoken properly—framing his words as a request for principled counsel or a standard of correct utterance in a tense martial situation.