Shloka 107
इति कृष्णवच: श्र॒ुत्वा प्रहलन् कपिकेतन: । अर्जुन: प्रत्युवाचेदं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्
iti kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasan kapiketanāḥ | arjunaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—કૃષ્ણના આ વચનો સાંભળીને કપિધ્વજ અર્જુન હસ્યા; પછી અચલ મનથી, મહાકર્મ કરનાર શ્રીકૃષ્ણને આ રીતે ઉત્તર આપ્યો।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.