Shloka 24
Devanagari script
इत्येवमुक्त: पुरुषोत्तमेन सुदु:ःखित: केशवमर्जुनो5ब्रवीत्
Transliteration
ity evam uktaḥ puruṣottamena suduḥkhitaḥ keśavam arjuno 'bravīt
Translation
桑阇耶说道：被至上人格（Puruṣottama）如此问及，阿周那满怀深切悲痛，又对凯沙瓦开口。此刻成为道义的转折点：纵然已聆听主的训诲，战士的哀伤与伦理的拉扯仍汹涌而起，迫使他回应，并在正义之战的重压之中寻求明晰。
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवम्in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःaddressed / spoken to
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive (having been spoken to)
पुरुषोत्तमेनby the Supreme Person (Krishna)
पुरुषोत्तमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सुदुःखितःdeeply distressed
सुदुःखितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुःखित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
केशवम्Keshava (Krishna)
केशवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said / spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Puruṣottama (Kṛṣṇa)K
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)A
ArjunaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even after receiving divine counsel, a person may still feel intense grief; the ethical path is clarified through continued dialogue, honest self-examination, and seeking guidance rather than acting from confusion.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, deeply distressed, responds to Kṛṣṇa (called Puruṣottama/Keśava) after being addressed—signaling a renewed exchange at a critical moment in the war narrative.