Shloka 21
तानुवाच महाप्राज्ञो वासुदेवो महामना: । अभिप्रायो<स्य विज्ञातो मयेति प्रहसन्निव,तब परम बुद्धिमान महामना भगवान् वासुदेवने उन चारों भाइयोंसे हँसते हुए-से कहा --“ इनका अभिप्राय मुझे ज्ञात हो गया है
tān uvāca mahāprājño vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ | abhiprāyo 'sya vijñāto mayeti prahasann iva ||
桑阇耶说道：于是，大智大心的婆苏提婆含笑、似带戏谑地对他们说道：“他的用意，我已明了。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom in dharmic leadership includes the ability to perceive intention (abhiprāya) behind actions. Kṛṣṇa’s calm, smiling certainty suggests ethical clarity: decisions in conflict should be guided by insight into motives, not merely outward appearances.
Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), described as great-minded and highly intelligent, speaks to those present and remarks—smiling—that he has already understood the intention of the person being referred to.