Shloka 107

Devanagari script

इति कृष्णवच: श्र॒ुत्वा प्रहलन्‌ कपिकेतन: । अर्जुन: प्रत्युवाचेदं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्‌

Transliteration

iti kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā prahasan kapiketanāḥ | arjunaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“听了黑天（克里希那）这番话，旗上绘有哈奴曼徽记的阿周那微微一笑。随后他心神不乱，对那位不倦成就伟业的黑天如此答道。”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• कृष्ण-वचः: Krishna's words/speech
• कृष्ण-वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• प्रहसन्: smiling/laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कपि-केतनः: he whose banner bears the monkey (Arjuna)
• कपि-केतनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि-केतन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied/answered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उच्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this (speech/statement)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृष्णम्: to Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अक्लिष्ट-कारिणम्: the unwearied doer / one who acts without strain
• अक्लिष्ट-कारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्ट-कारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna
• Hanumān (implied by kapiketanāḥ/kapidhvaja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined receptivity to wise counsel: Arjuna hears Kṛṣṇa, regains inner steadiness (shown by the calm smile), and responds thoughtfully. Ethically, it models how a warrior should act from clarity and dharma rather than from agitation or despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that after listening to Kṛṣṇa’s words, Arjuna—identified by the Hanumān-emblazoned banner—smiles and then replies to Kṛṣṇa, described as indefatigable. It is a transition line marking the shift from Kṛṣṇa’s counsel to Arjuna’s response.