TEXT 25

Devanagari

भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ।
उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरुनिति ॥ २५ ॥

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Tekst

bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ
sarveṣāṁ ca mahī-kṣitām
uvāca pārtha paśyaitān
samavetān kurūn iti

Synonyms

bhīṣma — Grandfather Bhīṣma; droṇa — the teacher Droṇa; pramukhataḥ — in front of; sarveṣām — all; ca — also; mahī-kṣitām — chiefs of the world; uvāca — said; pārtha — O son of Pṛthā; paśya — just behold; etān — all of them; samavetān — assembled; kurūn — the members of the Kuru dynasty; iti — thus.

bhīṣma — bedstefader Bhīṣma; droṇa — læreren Droṇa; pramukhataḥ — foran; sarveṣām — alle; ca — også; mahī-kṣitām — verdens ledere; uvāca — sagde; pārtha — O søn af Pṛthā; paśya — betragt blot; etān — dem alle; samavetān — forsamlede; kurūn — medlemmerne af Kuru-dynastiet; iti — således.

Translation

In the presence of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all the other chieftains of the world, the Lord said, “Just behold, Pārtha, all the Kurus assembled here.”

I tilstedeværelse af Bhīṣma, Droṇa og alle verdens andre ledere bemærkede Herren: “Se blot, Pārtha, hvordan alle Kuruerne er forsamlede her!”

Purport

As the Supersoul of all living entities, Lord Kṛṣṇa could understand what was going on in the mind of Arjuna. The use of the word Hṛṣīkeśa in this connection indicates that He knew everything. And the word Pārtha, meaning “the son of Pṛthā, or Kuntī,” is also similarly significant in reference to Arjuna. As a friend, He wanted to inform Arjuna that because Arjuna was the son of Pṛthā, the sister of His own father Vasudeva, He had agreed to be the charioteer of Arjuna. Now what did Kṛṣṇa mean when He told Arjuna to “behold the Kurus”? Did Arjuna want to stop there and not fight? Kṛṣṇa never expected such things from the son of His aunt Pṛthā. The mind of Arjuna was thus predicted by the Lord in friendly joking.

FORKLARING: Som alle levende væseners Oversjæl var Herren Kṛṣṇa klar over, hvad der gik for sig i Arjunas sind. Anvendelsen af ordet Hṛṣīkeśa angiver i denne sammenhæng, at Han vidste alt. I forbindelse med Arjuna er ordet Pārtha, der betyder Pṛthās eller Kuntīs søn, ligeledes vigtigt. Som Arjunas ven ville Kṛṣṇa fortælle ham, at eftersom Arjuna var søn af Pṛthā, der var søster til Kṛṣṇas egen far, Vasudeva, var Han gået med til at være Arjunas vognstyrer. Så hvad mente Kṛṣṇa, da Han udbrød til Arjuna: “Se alle Kuruerne!”? Havde Arjuna i sinde at give op og forlade krigen? Kṛṣṇa forventede Sig ikke den slags af Sin Faster Pṛthās søn. Således læste Herren med denne venskabelige spøg Arjunas tanker.