Bhagavad Gita BG 18.76
Chapter 18, Verse 76 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् । केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
rajan samsmrtya samsmrtya samvadam imam adbhutam keshav-arjunayoh punyam hrishyami ca muhur muhuh
Meaning
O King, as I recall again and again this wondrous, sacred dialogue of Keshava and Arjuna, I rejoice again and again.
Understanding
Sanjaya's ecstasy of remembrance: rajan (O King — addressing Dhritarashtra). Samsmrtya samsmrtya (again and again recalling — the repetition emphasizes the repeated, renewed nature of the joy). Samvadam imam adbhutam (this wondrous dialogue). Keshav-arjunayoh punyam (the sacred/holy [dialogue] of Keshava [Krishna] and Arjuna). Hrishyami ca muhur muhuh (and I rejoice again and again — hrishyami = I am delighted/thrilled, muhur muhuh = again and again). The remembrance of the divine teaching is itself a source of renewed joy — each recollection brings fresh delight. This is the nature of sacred memory: it is never exhausted, only deepened.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य | samsmrtya samsmrtya | recalling again and again, as I remember and remember (repetition for emphasis) |
| पुण्यम् | punyam | sacred, holy, meritorious, pure |
| हृष्यामि | hrishyami | I rejoice, I am thrilled, I am delighted |
| मुहुर्मुहुः | muhur muhuh | again and again, repeatedly, time after time |
| राजन् | rājan | O King |
| संस्मृत्य | saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya | recollecting again and again |
| संवादम् | saṃvādam | the conversation |
| इमम् | imam | this |
| अद्भुतम् | adbhutam | wonderful |
| केशव-अर्जुनयोः | keśava-arjunayoḥ | of Keshava and Arjuna |
| पुण्यम् | puṇyam | auspicious, sacred |
| हृष्यामि | hṛṣyāmi | I rejoice |
| च | ca | and |
| मुहुर्-मुहुः | muhur muhur | again and again |