Chapter 1 · Verse 30

Arjuna's Dilemma

गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते। न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः

gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ

Word Meanings

gāṇḍīvam sraṁsate hastāt tvak cha eva paridahyate na cha śhaknomi avasthātum bhramati iva cha me manaḥ

The Gāṇḍīva bow slips from my hand, and my skin burns all over; I am unable to stand steady, and my mind seems to whirl.