Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 2.10

तमुवाच हृषीकेश: प्रहसन्निव भारत सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वच:

tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārata senayorubhayor-madhye viṣhīdantam-idaṁ vachaḥ

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Sanjay describes Krishna smiling as he speaks to the grief-stricken Arjuna between the two armies — a small, easily missed detail that sets the tone for everything that follows: not harsh rebuke, but warmth even while pushing back hard.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Even Krishna's sharpest challenges to Arjuna, starting here, come wrapped in evident affection.