Shloka 104
संजय उवाच एवमेव तु गोविन्दमर्जुन: प्रत्यभाषत । त॑ प्रहस्याब्रवीत् कृष्ण: सत्यं पार्थमिदं वच:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इसी प्रकार अर्जुनने भी श्रीकृष्णसे पूछा। तब श्रीकृष्णने हँसकर अर्जुनसे यह सत्य बात कही--
sañjaya uvāca evam eva tu govindam arjunaḥ pratyabhāṣata | taṁ prahasya abravīt kṛṣṇaḥ satyaṁ pārtham idaṁ vacaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: “O King, in just this manner Arjuna spoke in reply to Govinda. Then Krishna, smiling, addressed Partha with these truthful words.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds truthful counsel in a crisis: Krishna’s response is explicitly framed as satyam (truth), suggesting that ethical clarity and honest guidance are essential amid the confusions of war.
Sanjaya reports to the king that Arjuna has spoken to Krishna; Krishna then smiles and begins to answer Arjuna with a truthful statement, setting up the next instruction or revelation.