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Shloka 8

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच समुपोढेष्वनीकेषु कुरुपाण्डवरयोर्मुथे । अर्जुने विमनस्के च गीता भगवता स्वयम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | samupodheṣv anīkeṣu kurupāṇḍavayor mṛdhe | arjune vimanaskе ca gītā bhagavatā svayam |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu Đại vương, khi trận thế của quân Kuru và Pāṇḍava đã dàn ra đối mặt để giao chiến, và tâm Arjuna chìm vào do dự trước việc chiến đấu, chính Đấng Bhagavān đã tự mình chỉ dạy cho chàng pháp này qua lời giáo huấn được gọi là Gītā.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

समुपोढेषुwhen (they) had come up/advanced; having approached

अनीकेषुin the armies/battle-formations

कुरु-पाण्डवयोःof the Kurus and the Pandavas

मुथेin the battle

अर्जुनेwhen/while Arjuna (was)

विमनस्केdespondent, downcast

चand

गीताम्the Gita (song/teaching)

भगवताby the Blessed Lord

स्वयम्himself

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kurus

Pāṇḍavas

Arjuna

Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)

Gītā

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?

The verse frames the Bhagavad Gītā as a direct divine instruction on dharma given at the moment of ethical paralysis: when duty in war conflicts with compassion and fear of wrongdoing, guidance must clarify righteous action, inner steadiness, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Kuru and Pāṇḍava forces are arrayed for battle, and Arjuna becomes mentally shaken and unwilling to fight. In response to this crisis, the Lord Himself delivers the Gītā as counsel, situating its teaching within the immediate pressure of impending war.