Shloka 107

Devanagari script

इति कृष्णवच: श्र॒ुत्वा प्रहलन्‌ कपिकेतन: । अर्जुन: प्रत्युवाचेदं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्‌,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका यह वचन सुनकर कपिध्वज अर्जुन हँस पड़े और अनायास ही महान्‌ कर्म करनेवाले भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णसे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

iti kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasan kapiketanāḥ | arjunaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing these words of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna—whose banner bore the emblem of Hanumān—smiled. Then, without agitation, he replied to Kṛṣṇa, the tireless doer of mighty deeds.

Word by Word

इतिthus

कृष्ण-वचःKrishna's words/speech

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

प्रहसन्smiling/laughing

कपि-केतनःhe whose banner bears the monkey (Arjuna)

अर्जुनःArjuna

प्रत्युवाचreplied/answered

इदम्this (speech/statement)

कृष्णम्to Krishna

अक्लिष्ट-कारिणम्the unwearied doer / one who acts without strain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Arjuna

Hanumān (implied by kapiketanāḥ/kapidhvaja)

Character 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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined receptivity to wise counsel: Arjuna hears Kṛṣṇa, regains inner steadiness (shown by the calm smile), and responds thoughtfully. Ethically, it models how a warrior should act from clarity and dharma rather than from agitation or despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that after listening to Kṛṣṇa’s words, Arjuna—identified by the Hanumān-emblazoned banner—smiles and then replies to Kṛṣṇa, described as indefatigable. It is a transition line marking the shift from Kṛṣṇa’s counsel to Arjuna’s response.