Shloka 7

Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga (त्रिगुणविभागयोग) — The Analysis of the Three Guṇas

Devanagari script

#फमा न () असडजतन- ६. 'प्रीयमाणाय” विशेषणका प्रयोग करके भगवानने यह दिखलाया है कि हे अर्जुन! तुम्हारा मुझमें अतिशय प्रेम है

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca

Translation

阿周那说道：（此句为说话者标记，用以引出对话中阿周那的回应。）在《毗湿摩篇》的伦理与叙事背景里——大战将起之际——阿周那的话语显示他由聆听转入发问与道德省思；他以奎师那的教诲来化解对责任、正当行动以及在冲突中获得内在安定之道的疑惑。

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'arjunaḥ', 'definition': 'Arjuna

• the Pāṇḍava prince, chief interlocutor in the Gītā dialogue'}, {'term': 'uvāca', 'definition': 'said

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line itself does not state a doctrine; it functions as a formal cue that Arjuna is about to speak. Its value is structural: it marks the transition to Arjuna’s inquiry or response, which frames the ethical problem (dharma in crisis) and invites clarification from Kṛṣṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Bhīṣma Parva’s battlefield dialogue, the narration signals that Arjuna now takes the role of speaker. After hearing instruction, he responds—typically by asking, doubting, or seeking a more precise understanding—so the teaching can proceed through question and answer.