Chapter 1 · Verse 27

Arjuna's Dilemma

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि। तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्
sa parayāviṣhṭo viṣhīdann

Word Meanings

tān samīkṣhya saḥ kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛipayā parayā āviṣhṭaḥ viṣhīdan idam abravīt

Translation

Seeing all his kinsmen arrayed there — fathers-in-law and dear friends in both armies — Arjuna, the son of Kunti, was overwhelmed with deep compassion and spoke these words in sorrow.