Shloka 9
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
कृष्ण उवाच यथाहति भवान् वक्तुमस्मिन् काले हुपस्थिते । तथेदमर्थवद् वाक्यमुक्त ते भरतर्षभ,भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले--भरतकुलभूषण! ऐसा अवसर उपस्थित होनेपर आपको जैसी बात कहनी चाहिये, वैसी ही यह अर्थयुक्त बात आपने कही है
kṛṣṇa uvāca | yathāhati bhavān vaktum asmin kāle hy upasthite | tathā idam arthavad vākyam uktaṃ te bharatarṣabha |
ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—“ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଏପରି ସମୟ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲେ ଯେପରି କହିବା ଉଚିତ, ସେପରି ଅର୍ଥବତ୍ ଓ ସମୟୋଚିତ ବାକ୍ୟ ତୁମେ କହିଛ।”
कृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech should be appropriate to the moment and guided by purpose (arthavat)—timely, meaningful counsel is itself a form of dharma, especially in high-stakes decisions.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war deliberations, Krishna responds to a Bharata leader’s statement, affirming that the words spoken were fitting for the present crisis and carried substantial meaning.