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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 27

Arjuna's Dejection

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि। तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्

tān samīkṣhya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛipayā parayāviṣhṭo viṣhīdann idam abravīt

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.27 mean?

Fathers-in-law and benefactors were arrayed on both sides, and Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him.

Word-by-word meaning

tān—these · samīkṣhya—on seeing · saḥ—they · kaunteyaḥ—Arjun, the son of Kunti · sarvān—all · bandhūn—relatives · avasthitān—present · kṛipayā—by compassion · parayā—great · āviṣhṭaḥ—overwhelmed · viṣhīdan—deep sorrow · idam—this · abravīt—spoke

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