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Chapter 1 · Verse 28

Arjuna Visada Yoga

अर्जुनविषादयोग

कृपया परयाविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत् | अर्जुन उवाच | दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ||१-२८||

kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdannidamabravīt . arjuna uvāca . dṛṣṭvemaṃ svajanaṃ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṃ samupasthitam ||1-28||

In plain words

This invites you to acknowledge your own moments of deep despair and overwhelming emotion when facing life's battles. When pity and grief cloud your mind, you are caught in maya, the illusion that makes you forget your true spiritual nature. Feeling this vulnerability is often the first step toward seeking genuine spiritual guidance and truth.

Translation

1.28 He was filled with deep compassion and said these words in despair :...Arjuna said:...O Krsna, when I look on these, my kinsmen present here, eager for battle,

Meaning

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Word by word

दृष्ट्वा having seen इमम् these स्वजनम् kinsmen कृष्ण O Krishna (the dark one. He who attracts) युयुत्सुम् eager to fight समुपस्थितम् arrayed. No