Verse 2.10
Speaker: Sanjaya
Sanskrit
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasann iva bhārata senayoḥ ubhayor madhye viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥ
Word-by-Word Meanings
prahasann-smiling
bhārata-O descendant of Bharata
senayoḥ-of the armies
ubhayoḥ-of both
viṣīdantam-to the lamenting one
Translation
O descendant of Bharata, to him who was grieving between the two armies, Hrishikesha, as if smiling, spoke these words.
Commentary
Krishna's smile is significant - it indicates that from the perspective of absolute knowledge, Arjuna's grief is based on ignorance. The smile is compassionate amusement of a teacher who sees a student struggling with a problem that has a clear solution.
Themes
jnanaduty