Gita/Chapter 2/Verse 10
Transcendental Knowledge · 2.10

Smilingly: Wisdom and the Self

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः॥ २.१० ॥
tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārata senayorubhayor-madhye viṣhīdantam-idaṁ vachaḥ
Translation

Thereupon, the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.10 through stronger key ideas from the verse: shree krishna, the master of mind and senses, smilingly, as if. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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