Word meanings
- sañjayaḥ uvāca
- Sanjay said
- iti
- thus
- aham
- I
- vāsudevasya
- of Shree Krishna
- pārthasya
- Arjun
- ca
- and
- mahā-ātmanaḥ
- the noble hearted soul
- saṃvādam
- conversation
- imam
- this
- aśrauṣam
- have heard
- adbhutam
- wonderful
- roma-harṣaṇam
- which causes the hair to stand on end
Translations
Sanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the high-souled Arjuna, which causes one's hair to stand on end.
Sanjaya said: "I heard this rare, wonderful, and soul-stirring discourse between Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna.
Sanjaya said, "I thus heard this conversation between Vasudeva and the great-souled Partha, which is unique and makes one's hair stand on end."
सञ्जय बोले -- इस प्रकार मैंने भगवान् वासुदेव और महात्मा पृथानन्दन अर्जुनका यह रोमाञ्चित करनेवाला अद्भुत संवाद सुना।Commentary
Wonderful because it deals with Yoga and transcendental spiritual matters that pertain to the mysterious immortal Self. Whenever good, higher emotions manifest themselves in the heart the hair stands on end. Devotees often experience this horripilation.