2-9, 10 Sankhya Yoga (सांख्य योग) 9, 10 verses

                                                                     सञ्जय उवाच |

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेश: परन्तप |
न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह ||(2-9)||

sañjaya uvācha
evam-uktvā hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ guḍākeśhaḥ parantapa
na yotsya iti govindam uktvā tūṣhṇīṁ babhūva ha

Word to Word Meaning:  sañjayaḥ uvācha = Sanjay said; parantapaḥ = Arjun, the chastiser of the enemies; guḍākeśhaḥ = Arjun; hṛiṣhīkeśham = to Shree Krishna, the master of the mind and senses; evam = thus; uktvā = having spoken; na yotsye = I shall not fight; iti = thus; govindam = Krishna, the giver of pleasure to the senses; uktvā = having addressed; tūṣhṇīm = silent; babhūva = became;

तमुवाच हृषीकेश: प्रहसन्निव भारत |

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वच: ||(2-10)||

tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārata
senayorubhayor-madhye viṣhīdantam-idaṁ vachaḥ

Word to Word Meaning: bhārata = Dhritarashtra; ubhayoḥ = of both; senayoḥ = of the armies; madhye = in the midst of; viṣhīdantam = to the grief-stricken; tam = to him; hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ = Shree Krishna; prahasan = smilingly; iva = as if;   idam = this; vachaḥ = words uvācha = said; 

Literal Meaning: Sanjay described the scene to Dhritarshtra: “Arjuna after declaring that he will not fight the war, crouched in silence. observing Arjuna in the sea of ​​grief, Lord Krishna standing between the two armies, spoke these words benignly”.   

Commentary: 

Intense Persistence is Important: note that Bhagavad Gita teaching took place in the war zone. Many of us have readymade excuses like “need sufficient time to understand these philosophies and spiritual sciences”; “Require proper conditions”; “requires right environment”; “require right frame of mind”. Is it that our present state is far worse than a war zone?  Therefore, Sir/Madam, intense desire to unravel the mystery of life and immovable faith in self are the only necessities. Not Circumstances, but Intense Persistence is Important: 

Must Find Where Lost: Many of us have understood that life is a constant battlefield. We try to find solace or relief from this continuous struggle. We all find that break in doing something different from our profession to earn daily bread. Therefore, we are continuously engaged in many meaningless tasks all through the day. When one has energy and interest, must dedicate time for this great book Bhagavad Gita. Nothing can be achieved by lamenting on lost time.