तं उवाच हृषीकॆशः प्रहसन् इव भारत
सॆनयॊः उभयॊः मध्यॆ विषीदंतं इदं वचः ॥ २.१० ॥
ತಂ ಉವಾಚ ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಃ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ ಇವ ಭಾರತ
ಸೇನಯೋಃ ಉಭಯೋಃ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ವಿಷೀದಂತಂ ಇದಂ ವಚಃ || ೨.೧೦ ||
taM uvAcha hRuSheekEshaH prahasan iva bhArata
sEnayOH ubhayOH madhyE viSheedaMtaM idaM vachaH || 2.10 ||
O BhArata, Lord Hrisheekesha in a laughing mood spoke these words to the despondent Arjuna in the midst of the two armies.