1.27 तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्। कृपया परयाविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्
tān
Word meanings
tān—these;samīkṣhya—on seeing;saḥ—they;kaunteyaḥ—Arjun, the son of Kunti;sarvān—all;bandhūn—relatives;avasthitān—present;kṛipayā—by compassion;parayā—great;āviṣhṭaḥ—overwhelmed;viṣhīdan—deep sorrow;idam—this;abravīt—spoke
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Noticing all those kinsmen arrayed in the army, the son of Kunti was overwhelmed with immense compassion and, despondent, he uttered this:
Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him, and his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke:
Fathers-in-law and dear friends in both armies. When Arjuna saw all these kinsmen in array,
The son of Kunti (Arjuna), seeing all those relatives arrayed (there), became overwhelmed by supreme compassion and said this sorrowfully:
(He saw) fathers-in-law and friends also in both armies. The son of Kunti–Arjuna–seeing all these kinsmen standing arrayed, spoke thus sorrowfully, filled with deep pity.
1.29 वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते। गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते
vepathuś
Word meanings
vepathuḥ—shuddering;cha—and;śharīre—on the body;me—my;roma-harṣhaḥ—standing of bodily hair on end;cha—also;jāyate—is happening;gāṇḍīvam—Arjun’s bow;sraṁsate—is slipping;hastāt—from (my) hand;tvak—skin;cha—and;eva—indeed;paridahyate—is burning all over
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Shivers and goosebumps arise in my body; the Gandiva slips from my hand and my skin is burning all over.
My body trembles and my hair stands on end. The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns.
My limbs are weakened, my mouth gets parched, my body trembles and my hairs stand erect.
And there is trembling in my body, and there is horripillation; the Gandiva (bow) slips from the hand and even the skin burns intensely.
My limbs fail and my mouth is parched up, my body quivers and my hairs stand on end!
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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अर्जुन उवाच
1.28 दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्। सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति
arjuna uvāca
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Word meanings
dṛiṣhṭvā—on seeing;imam—these;sva-janam—kinsmen;kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna;yuyutsum—eager to fight;samupasthitam—present;sīdanti—quivering;mama—my;gātrāṇi—limbs;mukham—mouth;cha—and;pariśhuṣhyati—is drying up
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, "O Krishna! On seeing these war-mongering kinsfolk of mine arrayed in the armies, my limbs fail and my mouth goes dry."
O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle, my limbs fail me and my throat is parched.
...O Krsna, when I look on these, my kinsmen present here, eager for battle,
O Krishna, seeing these relatives and friends who have assembled here with the intention of fighting, my limbs become languid and my mouth becomes completely dry.
Seeing these, my kinsmen, O Krishna, arrayed, eager to fight,
