Shloka 4
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
नाप () आजआसर- 'श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता”' “आनन्दचिद्धन' षडैश्वर्यपू्ण चराचरवन्दित परमपुरुषोत्तम
ṣaṭśatāni sarviṁśāni ślokānāṁ prāha keśavaḥ | arjunaḥ saptapañcāśat saptāṣaṣṭiṁ tu sañjayaḥ ||
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்— கேசவன் (ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணன்) அறுநூற்று இருபது சுலோகங்களை உரைத்தான்; அர்ஜுனன் ஐம்பத்தேழு; மேலும் நான், சஞ்சயன், அறுபத்தேழு சுலோகங்களை உரைத்தேன்.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the framed transmission and authority of the Bhagavad Gītā by explicitly tallying how much each speaker contributes, highlighting Kṛṣṇa as the principal teacher while preserving the integrity of the dialogue tradition.
Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield dialogue to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, concludes with a formal accounting of the verses spoken by Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and himself—serving as a closing colophon-like summary of the discourse.