Shloka 7

Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga (त्रिगुणविभागयोग) — The Analysis of the Three Guṇas

Devanagari script

#फमा न () असडजतन- ६. 'प्रीयमाणाय” विशेषणका प्रयोग करके भगवानने यह दिखलाया है कि हे अर्जुन! तुम्हारा मुझमें अतिशय प्रेम है

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca

Translation

Arjuna dijo: (Este verso funciona como marcador de interlocutor, introduciendo la respuesta de Arjuna en el diálogo.) En el marco ético y narrativo del Bhīṣma Parva—al borde de la guerra—las palabras de Arjuna señalan el paso de escuchar a preguntar y reflexionar moralmente, al acoger la enseñanza de Kṛṣṇa para disipar la duda sobre el deber, la acción correcta y el camino hacia la firmeza interior en medio del conflicto.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'arjunaḥ', 'definition': 'Arjuna

• the Pāṇḍava prince, chief interlocutor in the Gītā dialogue'}, {'term': 'uvāca', 'definition': 'said

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line itself does not state a doctrine; it functions as a formal cue that Arjuna is about to speak. Its value is structural: it marks the transition to Arjuna’s inquiry or response, which frames the ethical problem (dharma in crisis) and invites clarification from Kṛṣṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Bhīṣma Parva’s battlefield dialogue, the narration signals that Arjuna now takes the role of speaker. After hearing instruction, he responds—typically by asking, doubting, or seeking a more precise understanding—so the teaching can proceed through question and answer.