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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 9

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

सञ्जय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप। न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह

sañjaya uvācha evam-uktvā hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ guḍākeśhaḥ parantapa na yotsya iti govindam uktvā tūṣhṇīṁ babhūva ha

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.9 mean?

Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha, Gudakesha, the scorcher of foes, said to Govinda, "I shall not fight," and fell silent.

Word-by-word meaning

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 ha

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