Verse 18.72

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा ।

कच्चिदज्ञानसम्मोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय ॥

18.72

Transliteration

kaccidetacchrutaṃ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa cetasā |

kaccidajñānasammohaḥ pranaṣṭaste dhanañjaya ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed mind? Has the delusion of thy ignorance been destroyed, O Dhananjaya?

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Word by word

has it
this
been heard
O Partha
by you
with one-pointed
mind

has it
delusion of ignorance
been destroyed
your
O Dhananjaya

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Having finished his teaching, Krishna asks Arjuna two questions. Has he heard it with full attention? Has his confusion born of ignorance been destroyed? The questions bring the dialogue back to its starting point, Arjuna's bewilderment at the start of the battle. They also model good teaching: the teacher checks whether the student has understood. Everything now depends on Arjuna's answer.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08