Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga · Speaker: Sanjaya
Bhagavad Gita 2.9: Evamuktva hrishikesham
Sanjaya tells the king, whom he calls “scorcher of foes,” that Arjuna, having said all this to Krishna, declared “I will not fight,” and fell silent.
Bhagavad Gita 2.9
सञ्जय उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप ।न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ॥
Evamuktva hrishikesham gudakeshah parantapa
Na yotsya iti govindamuktva tushnim babhuva ha
evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ guḍākeśaḥ parantapa |
na yotsya iti govindamuktvā tūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha ||
Our meaning Sanjaya tells the king, whom he calls “scorcher of foes,” that Arjuna, having said all this to Krishna, declared “I will not fight,” and fell silent. The 1922 printing reads parantapaḥ, which makes “scorcher of foes” a name for Arjuna. Hrishikesha and Govinda are names of Krishna; Gudakesha (one who has conquered sleep) is a name of Arjuna.
हिंदी अर्थ संजय राजा को “शत्रुओं को तपाने वाले” कहकर संबोधित करते हैं और बताते हैं कि अर्जुन ने कृष्ण से यह सब कहकर कहा, “मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा,” और चुप हो गए। 1922 की छपाई में “परन्तपः” है, जिससे “शत्रुओं को तपाने वाला” अर्जुन का विशेषण बनता है। हृषीकेश और गोविंद कृष्ण के नाम हैं; गुडाकेश (जिसने नींद को जीत लिया हो) अर्जुन का नाम है।
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- एवम् evam thus (indeclinable) Dictionary: evam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2
thus, in this way, in such a manner
- उक्त्वा uktvā having spoken (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1
to speak, say, tell, utter, announce
- हृषीकेशम् hṛṣīkeśam to Hrishikesha (Krishna) (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: hṛṣīkeśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1303, col. 2
- गुडाकेशः guḍākeśaḥ Gudakesha (Arjuna) (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: guḍā-keśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 356, col. 3
‘thick-haired,’ the hero Arjuna
- परन्तप parantapa O scorcher of foes (King Dhritarashtra) (noun (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: param-tapa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 586, col. 3
destroying foes (said of heroes)
- न na not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1
ind. not, no, nor, neither
- योत्स्ये yotsye "I shall fight" (future, 1st person singular) Dictionary: 1. yudh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 854, col. 3
to fight, wage war
- इति iti thus (ends his words) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1
in this manner, thus
- गोविन्दम् govindam to Govinda (Krishna) (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: go-vinda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 366, col. 3
Kṛishṇa (or Vishṇu)
- उक्त्वा uktvā having said (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1
to speak, say, tell, utter, announce
- तूष्णीम् tūṣṇīm silent (indeclinable) Dictionary: tūṣṇīm, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 453, col. 1
silently, quietly
- बभूव babhūva became (perfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2
arise, come into being, exist
- ह ha indeed (adds stress) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 3. ha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1286, col. 1
indeed, assuredly, verily, of course, then
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 43.
Sañgaya said:
Having spoken thus to Hrishîkesa, O terror of (your) foes! Gudâkesa said to Govinda, 'I shall not engage in battle;' and verily remained silent.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 43.
Sañgaya said:
Having spoken thus to Hrishîkesa, O terror of (your) foes! Gudâkesa said to Govinda, 'I shall not engage in battle;' and verily remained silent.
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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 26.
Sanjaya said:
Gudâkesha, conqueror of his foes, having thus addressed Hrishîkesha, and said to Govinda, "I will not fight!" became silent.
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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 29.
Sanjaya said:
Having spoken thus to the Lord of the Senses, Gudákesha the scorcher of foes said, "I shall not fight O Govinda!" and became silent.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.9
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप ।
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ॥
“Having spoken thus to Hrishîkesa, O terror of (your) foes! Gudâkesa said to Govinda, 'I shall not engage in battle;' and verily remained silent.”
(Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882, public domain)
“Gudâkesha, conqueror of his foes, having thus addressed Hrishîkesha, and said to Govinda, "I will not fight!" became silent.”
(Annie Besant, 1895, public domain)
“Having spoken thus to the Lord of the Senses, Gudákesha the scorcher of foes said, "I shall not fight O Govinda!" and became silent.”
(Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907), public domain)
Sanskrit: G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922.
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Sanjaya speaks this verse, in chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga).
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- The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
- Translation
- The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Sanskrit text
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Used only to date the text. The Devanagari on this page is a reading text and is not copied from this printing.
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