Shloka 66

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

अपतिहसि कृष्णेति ब्रुवन्‌ पार्थानवैक्षत । यस्य नासीद्‌ भयं पार्थ: सपुत्रै: सजनार्दनै:

Transliteration

apatihasi kṛṣṇeti bruvan pārthān avaikṣata | yasya nāsīd bhayaṃ pārthaḥ saputraiḥ sajanārdanaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Proferindo as palavras: ‘Foste morto, ó Kṛṣṇa’, ele olhou para os filhos de Pṛthā. Mas Pārtha—com seus filhos e com Janārdana ao seu lado—não mostrou temor algum.”

Word by Word

अपतिहसिyou laugh at / you mock

कृष्णO Krishna

इतिthus

ब्रुवन्saying

पार्थान्the sons of Pritha / the Pandavas

अवैक्षतhe looked at / he beheld

यस्यof whom / whose

नnot

आसीत्was

भयम्fear

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

सhe

पुत्रैःwith sons

सtogether with

जनार्दनैःwith Janardana(s) (Krishna and his party/associates)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana)

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

sons of Pārtha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of battle, verbal taunts and claims of victory are meant to unsettle the mind; dharmic strength is shown by remaining fearless and steady, especially when supported by righteous companionship (here, Pārtha with Janārdana).

What is happening in the narrative?

Someone proclaims, “Kṛṣṇa has been slain,” and then looks toward the Pāṇḍavas; however, Arjuna (Pārtha), along with his sons and with Kṛṣṇa present, remains unafraid—indicating the proclamation is either false, premature, or ineffective as psychological warfare.