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Bhagavad Gītā 2.9: “I will not fight”
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप ।
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ॥
evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ guḍākeśaḥ parantapa
na yotsya iti govindamuktvā tūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha
Recitation: NehalDaveND (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted, original recording
Meaning
Having spoken thus to Hṛṣīkeśa, Guḍākeśa, the scorcher of foes, said to Govinda, “I will not fight,” and became silent. Arjuna’s silence marks the end of his own arguments; the next words will be Kṛṣṇa’s.
For children
Arjuna told Krishna, “I will not fight,” and then he stopped talking and sat very quietly.
Sañjaya, the narrator, sums up: Arjuna has refused to fight and waits silently for Kṛṣṇa.
Word by word
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं — Having spoken like this to Kṛṣṇa
- evam: in this way
- uktvā: having said
- hṛṣīkeśa: Kṛṣṇa (lord of the senses)
गुडाकेशः परन्तप — Arjuna, O king
- guḍākeśa: Arjuna (conqueror of sleep)
- parantapa: scorcher of foes (here, the king)
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दम् — said to Govinda, “I will not fight”
- na yotsye: I will not fight
- iti: thus (marks a quotation)
- govinda: Kṛṣṇa
उक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह — and then fell silent
- tūṣṇīm: silent
- babhūva: became
Sañjaya speaks this verse. The Sanskrit is checked against four editions; meanings and word notes are simple learning aids written for MahaPrabha Gurukul, awaiting review by a Sanskrit teacher.