Verse 10
तमुवाच हृषीकेश: प्रहसन्निव भारत |
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वच: || 10||
Transliteration
tamuvAca hrushikesha prahasanniva bhArata.
Senayorubhayormadhye vishIdantamidaM vacaH..10..
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Word by word meaning
तम् – (to)him; उवाच – told; हृषीकेश: - hrishikesha; प्रहसन् – smile;
इव – like; भारत – descendant of Bharatha; सेनयोः - उभयोः – of
both the armies; मध्ये- in the middle; विषीदन्तम -grief-stricken;
इदं – these; वच: - words;
Meaning
O Descendant of Bharatha, to him, who is grief
stricken, who is in the middle of both the armies, Hrishikesha who is as though
smiling uttered these words.
Significance
In the previous verse Arjuna says he surrenders
himself to Lord Krishna and becomes silent. Now Krishna starts speaking with a
smile. The word प्रहसन्निव is used here, which can also be used to denote a sarcastic
smile. Krishna who sees Arjuna lamenting in an inappropriate place wanted to
ensure if he is ready to listen to his words.
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