तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत | सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः
tamuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasanniva bhārata . senayorubhayormadhye viṣīdantamidaṃ vacaḥ
O Bhārata, zu ihm, der zwischen den beiden Armeen verzweifelt war, sprach Hṛṣīkeśa, gleichsam lächelnd, diese Worte:
O descendant of Bharata, to him who was sorrowing between the two armies, Hrsikesa, mocking as it were, said these words:
Dieser Vers leitet Kṛṣṇas Antwort ein. Er beschreibt, wie Kṛṣṇa, der Herr der Sinne, Arjuna, der in tiefer Verzweiflung zwischen den Heeren sitzt, mit einem Lächeln begegnet, bevor er seine Lehre beginnt.
. O descendant of Bharata (O Dhrtarastra) ! Hrsikesa, as if [he was] smiling, spoke to him who was sinking in despondency in between two armies.