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Being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krishna, having stationed that best of chariots, in the midst of the two armies, in front of Bhishma and Drona and all the rulers of the earth, said:<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति ॥१-२५॥<ref name=":2" /> pārtha paśyaitānsamavetānkurūniti ॥1-25॥</blockquote>Meaning: “O Arjuna, behold now all these Kurus gathered together!”

Being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krishna, having stationed that best of chariots, in the midst of the two armies, in front of Bhishma and Drona and all the rulers of the earth, said:<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति ॥१-२५॥<ref name=":2" /> pārtha paśyaitānsamavetānkurūniti ॥1-25॥</blockquote>Meaning: “O Arjuna, behold now all these Kurus gathered together!”

Then Arjuna beheld there stationed, grandfathers and fathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, too. 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.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ॥१-२८॥</blockquote><blockquote>सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥१-२९॥</blockquote><blockquote>गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते । न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ॥१-३०॥</blockquote><blockquote>निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव । न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ॥१-३१॥</blockquote><blockquote>न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च । किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥१-३२॥<ref name=":2" /></blockquote><blockquote>dr̥ṣṭvemaṁ svajanaṁ kr̥ṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam ॥1-28॥</blockquote><blockquote>sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati । vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate ॥1-29॥</blockquote><blockquote>gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāttvakcaiva paridahyate । na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ ॥1-30॥</blockquote><blockquote>nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava । na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave ॥1-31॥</blockquote><blockquote>na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kr̥ṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca । kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogairjīvitena vā ॥1-32॥</blockquote>Meaning: Seeing these, my kinsmen, O Krishna, arrayed, eager to fight, my limbs fail and my mouth is parched up, my body quivers and my hairs stand on end! The (bow) “Gandiva” slips from my hand and my skin burns all over; I am unable even to stand, my mind is reeling, as it were. And I see adverse omens, O Kesava! I do not see any good in killing my kinsmen in battle. For I desire neither victory, O Krishna, nor pleasures nor kingdoms! Of what avail is a dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?<ref name=":0" />

Then Arjuna beheld there stationed, grandfathers and fathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, too. 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.<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् | सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ॥१-२८॥</blockquote><blockquote>वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते | गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते॥१-२९॥</blockquote><blockquote>न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः | निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव ॥१-३०॥</blockquote><blockquote>न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे | न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च॥१-३१॥<ref name=":2" /></blockquote><blockquote>dr̥ṣṭvemaṁ svajanaṁ kr̥ṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam | sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati॥1-28॥</blockquote><blockquote>vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate | gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāttvakcaiva paridahyate॥1-29॥</blockquote><blockquote>na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ | nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava॥1-30॥</blockquote><blockquote>na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave | na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kr̥ṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca ॥1-31॥</blockquote>Meaning: Seeing these, my kinsmen, O Krishna, arrayed, eager to fight, my limbs fail and my mouth is parched up, my body quivers and my hairs stand on end! The (bow) “Gandiva” slips from my hand and my skin burns all over; I am unable even to stand, my mind is reeling, as it were. And I see adverse omens, O Kesava! I do not see any good in killing my kinsmen in battle. For I desire neither victory, O Krishna, nor pleasures nor kingdoms! <ref name=":0" />

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