एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप |
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ||२-९||
sañjaya uvāca . evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ guḍākeśaḥ parantapaḥ . na yotsya iti govindamuktvā tūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha ||2-9||
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Translations & Commentary
4 curated sources available for this verse.
English Translation by Swami Gambirananda
English Translation
2.9 Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Hrsikesa (Krsna), Gudakesa (Arjuna), the afflictor of foes, verily became silent, telling Govinda, 'I shall not fight.' fight.'
English Translation by Swami Adidevananda
English Translation
2.9 Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Sri Krsna, Arjuna, the coneror of sleep and the scorcher of foes, said, 'I will not fight' and became silent.
Hindi Translation + Commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas
Hindi Translation
।।2.9।। संजय बोले - हे शत्रुतापन धृतराष्ट्र! ऐसा कहकर निद्राको जीतनेवाले अर्जुन अन्तर्यामी भगवान् गोविन्दसे 'मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा' ऐसा साफ-साफ कहकर चुप हो गये।
Hindi Commentary
।।2.9।। व्याख्या--'एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेषम् ৷৷. बभूव ह'-- अर्जुनने अपना और भगवान् का--दोनोंका पक्ष सामने रखकर उनपर विचार किया, तो अन्तमें वे इसी निर्णयपर पहुँचे कि युद्ध करनेसे तो अधिक-से-अधिक राज्य प्राप्त हो जायगा, मान हो जायगा, संसारमें यश हो जायगा, परन्तु मेरे हृदयमें जो शोक है, चिन्ता है, दुःख है, वे दूर नहीं होंगे। अतः अर्जुनको युद्ध न करना ही ठीक मालूम दिया। यद्यपि अर्जुन भगवान्की बातका आदर करते हैं और उसको मानना भी चाहते हैं; परंतु उनके भीतर युद्ध करनेकी बात ठीक-ठीक जँच नहीं रही है। इसलिये अर्जुन अपने भीतर जँची हुई बातको ही यहाँ स्पष्टरूपसे, साफ-साफ कह देते हैं कि 'मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा'। इस प्रकार जब अपनी बात, अपना निर्णय भगवान्से साफ-साफ कह दिया, तब भगवान्से कहनेके लिये और कोई बात बाकी नहीं रही; अतः वे चुप हो जाते हैं। सम्बन्ध-- जब अर्जुनने युद्ध करनेके लिये साफ मना कर दिया तब उसके बाद क्या हुआ--इसको सञ्जय आगेके श्लोकमें बताते हैं।
English Translation + Commentary by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
English Translation
Sañjaya said: Having spoken thus, Arjuna, chastiser of enemies, told Kṛṣṇa, “Govinda, I shall not fight,” and fell silent.
English Commentary
Dhṛtarāṣṭra must have been very glad to understand that Arjuna was not going to fight and was instead leaving the battlefield for the begging profession. But Sañjaya disappointed him again in relating that Arjuna was competent to kill his enemies ( paran-tapaḥ ). Although Arjuna was, for the time being, overwhelmed with false grief due to family affection, he surrendered unto Kṛṣṇa, the supreme spiritual master, as a disciple. This indicated that he would soon be free from the false lamentation resulting from family affection and would be enlightened with perfect knowledge of self-realization, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and would then surely fight. Thus Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s joy would be frustrated, since Arjuna would be enlightened by Kṛṣṇa and would fight to the end.