Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 9
October 14, 2021
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 9
सञ्जय उवाच |
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेश: परन्तप |
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह || 9||
sanjaya uvacha
evam-uktva hrishikesham gudakeshah parantapa
na yotsya iti govindam uktva tushnim babhuva ha
Translation in English
sañjayaḥ uvācha—Sanjay said
evam—thus
uktvā—having spoken
hṛiṣhīkeśham—to Shree Krishna, the master of the mind and senses
guḍākeśhaḥ—Arjun, the conquerer of sleep
parantapaḥ—Arjun, the chastiser of the enemies
na yotsye—I shall not fight
iti—thus
govindam—Krishna, the giver of pleasure to the senses
uktvā—having addressed
tūṣhṇīm—silent
babhūva—became
Sanjay said: Having thus spoken, Gudakesh, that chastiser of enemies, addressed Hrishikesh: “Govind, I shall not fight,” and became silent.
Translation in Hindi
एवमुक्त्वा (एवम् + उक्त्वा) -
एवम् - ऐसा
उक्त्वा - बोल कर
हृषीकेशम् - श्रीकृष्ण
गुडाकेशः - निद्रा को जीतनेवाले अर्जुन
परन्तपः - अर्जुन
न - नहीं
योत्स्ये - युद्ध करूँगा
इति - यह
गोविन्दमुक्त्वा (गोविन्दम् + उक्त्वा) -
गोविन्दम् - श्रीकृष्ण
उक्त्वा - कहकर
तूष्णीम् - चुप
बभूव - हो गये
ह - स्पष्ट
संजय बोले- हे राजन्! निद्रा को जीतने वाले अर्जुन अंतर्यामी श्रीकृष्ण महाराज के प्रति इस प्रकार कहकर फिर श्री गोविंद भगवान् से 'युद्ध नहीं करूँगा' यह स्पष्ट कहकर चुप हो गए॥9॥
Commentary
The sagacious Sanjay, in his narration to Dhritarasthra, uses very apt names for the personalities he refers to. Here, Arjun is called Guḍākeśh, or “conqueror of sleep.” The power of sleep is such that sooner or later, all living beings succumb to it. But with his determination, Arjun had disciplined himself in such a way that sleep would come to him only when he permitted it, and only for the amount of time he chose. By using the name Guḍākeśh for Arjun, Sanjay is subtly hinting to Dhritarasthra, “Just as this “hero amongst men” conquered sleep, so too will he conquer his despondency.”
And the word he uses for Shree Krishna is Hṛiṣhīkeśh, or “master of the mind and senses.” The subtle hint here is that he who is the master of his senses will definitely ensure that the events are properly managed.