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TEXT 25

TEXT 25

Texte

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

Synonyms

Synonyms

bhīṣma: Bhīṣma l’aïeul; droṇa: Droṇa, le précepteur; pramukhataḥ: devant; sarveṣām: tous; ca: aussi; mahī-kṣitām: les chefs du monde; uvāca: dit; pārtha: ô fils de Pṛthā; paśya: regarde; etān: eux tous; samavetān: réunis; kurūn: les membres de la dynastie Kuru; iti: ainsi.

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.

Translation

Translation

Puis, devant Bhīṣma, Droṇa et les autres princes de ce monde, le Seigneur dit: « Regarde, Pārtha, l’assemblée de tous les Kurus. »

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.”

Purport

Purport

Kṛṣṇa étant l’Âme Suprême sise en chaque être, Il sait ce qui préoccupe Arjuna. Dans ce contexte, le nom Hṛṣīkeśa indique que le Seigneur sait tout. Arjuna, lui, est appelé Pārtha, « fils de Pṛthā, ou Kuntī », car Kṛṣṇa, son ami, désire qu’il comprenne que s’Il a accepté de conduire son char, c’est parce qu’il est le fils de Sa tante Pṛthā, sœur de Son père Vasudeva. Mais pour quelle raison dit-Il à Arjuna de regarder les Kurus ? Arjuna voudrait-il refuser la lutte ? Ce n’est pas ce qu’attend Kṛṣṇa du fils de Sa tante Pṛthā. Aussi devance-t-Il ses pensées par une plaisanterie amicale.

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.