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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 28

Arjuna's Dejection

अर्जुन उवाच कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्। दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्

arjuna uvācha dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.28 mean?

And his heart melted with pity, and sadly he spoke: "O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle,

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · dṛiṣhṭvā—on seeing · imam—these · sva-janam—kinsmen · kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna · yuyutsum—eager to fight · samupasthitam—present ·

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