Shloka 11
Adhyāya 34: Kṣetrajña-Lakṣaṇa and the Araṇi Metaphor
Mind–Intellect Allegory
अजुन उवाच क्व नु सा ब्राह्मणी कृष्ण क््व चासौ ब्राह्मणर्षभ: । याभ्यां सिद्धिरियं प्राप्ता तावुभी वद मे5च्युत
arjuna uvāca kva nu sā brāhmaṇī kṛṣṇa kva cāsau brāhmaṇarṣabhaḥ | yābhyāṃ siddhir iyaṃ prāptā tāv ubhī vada me 'cyuta ||
Arjuna thưa: “Hỡi Kṛṣṇa, người nữ Bà-la-môn ấy ở đâu, và vị Bà-la-môn tối thượng kia ở đâu? Chính nhờ hai vị ấy mà thành tựu phi thường này đã được đạt đến. Ôi Acyuta, xin hãy nói cho tôi biết về cả hai.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: Arjuna does not merely admire an achievement (siddhi) but asks about the persons and causes behind it, implying that true attainment is rooted in exemplary character and right means, not in results alone.
In the Aśvamedhika Parva dialogue, Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa and asks to identify and describe a Brahmin woman and an outstanding Brahmin through whom a notable ‘siddhi’ was attained, requesting their background and significance.