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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 31

Arjuna's Dejection

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे

nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.31 mean?

I see only adverse omens, O Keshava, and I do not foresee any good from killing my own kinsmen in battle.

Word-by-word meaning

nimittāni—omens · cha—and · paśhyāmi—I see · viparītāni—misfortune · keśhava—Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi demon · na—not · cha—also · śhreyaḥ—good · anupaśhyāmi—I foresee · hatvā—from killing · sva-janam—kinsmen · āhave—in battle

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