Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeSanjaya
Verse 9
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 9
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तपः।
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह॥९॥
Transliteration
Evam-Uktva Hrishikesham Gudakeshah Parantapah.
Na Yotsya Iti Govindam-Uktva Tushnim Babhuva Ha.||9||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
एवम्evamthus
उक्त्वाuktvahaving said
हृषीकेशम्hrishikeshamto Krishna
गुडाकेशःgudakeshahArjuna (conqueror of sleep)
परन्तपःparantapahscorcher of enemies
न योत्स्येna yotsyeI will not fight
इतिitithus
गोविन्दम्govindamto Govinda (Krishna)
तूष्णीम्tushnimsilent
बभूवbabhuvabecame
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
संजय ने कहा — इस प्रकार कहकर शत्रुओं को तपाने वाले अर्जुन (गुडाकेश) ने श्रीकृष्ण (गोविन्द) से 'मैं युद्ध नहीं करूँगा' कहकर चुप हो गए।
English Translation
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha (Krishna), Gudakesha (Arjuna), the scorcher of enemies, said 'I will not fight' and became silent.
Commentary (टीका)
The phrase 'Na Yotsye' (I will not fight) is Arjuna's final declaration of refusal. The silence that follows is significant — it represents the empty space into which Krishna's teaching will flow. Arjuna's ego and intellect have exhausted themselves, creating the perfect vessel for receiving divine wisdom.