Canto 11, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 8 (SB 11.16.8)
SB 11.16.8 • मूल श्लोक

स तदा पुरुषव्याघ्रो युक्त्या मे प्रतिबोधित: । अभ्यभाषत मामेवं यथा त्वं रणमूर्धनि ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

sa tadā puruṣa-vyāghro yuktyā me pratibodhitaḥ abhyabhāṣata mām evaṁ yathā tvaṁ raṇa-mūrdhani

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

saḥ — he; tadā — at that time; puruṣa-vyāghraḥ — the tiger among men; yuktyā — by logical argument; me — by Me; pratibodhitaḥ — enlightened in real knowledge; abhyabhāṣata — addressed questions; mām — to Me; evam — thus; yathā — just as; tvam — you; raṇa — of the battle; mūrdhani — in the front.

Translation

“At that time I enlightened Arjuna, the tiger among men, with logical arguments, and thus in the front of the battle Arjuna addressed Me with questions in the same way that you are now inquiring.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda