Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 – Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra and Arjuna's sorrow.
47 verses
All verses of this chapter
- 1.1 – धृतराष्ट्र उवाच – Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the sacred field of Kurukshetra and eager to fight, what did my…
- 1.2 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: Then, seeing the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle formation, King Duryodhana approached…
- 1.3 – पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् – O teacher, behold this mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed in formation by your own gifted pupil, the…
- 1.4 – अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा – Here in this army are heroes, mighty archers equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana, Virata, and the…
- 1.5 – धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् – Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana and the valiant king of Kashi; Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Shaibya, the best of men, are…
- 1.6 – युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् – The valiant Yudhamanyu, the mighty Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi are here too…
- 1.7 – अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये – But know also, O best of the twice-born, those who are distinguished among us, the leaders of my army; I…
- 1.8 – भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः – Yourself, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa who is ever victorious in battle, Ashvatthama, Vikarna, and likewise the son…
- 1.9 – अन्ये च बहवः शूरा – And there are many other heroes who have given up all hope of life for my sake, armed with many kinds of…
- 1.10 – अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् – That army of ours, protected by Bhishma, is insufficient (or: unlimited); while this army of theirs…
- 1.11 – अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः – Therefore, all of you, standing firm in your assigned positions at every point of entry in the formation…
- 1.12 – तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः – Then, to cheer Duryodhana, the mighty grandsire Bhishma, eldest of the Kurus, gave a loud roar like a lion…
- 1.13 – ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः – Then conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums and cow-horns all blared forth at once, and the sound was tumultuous.
- 1.14 – ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने – Then Madhava (Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in their great chariot yoked with white horses…
- 1.15 – पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः – Hrishikesha (Krishna) blew the conch Panchajanya, Dhananjaya (Arjuna) blew Devadatta, and Vrikodara (Bhima)…
- 1.16 – अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः – King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the conch Anantavijaya, while Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughosha…
- 1.17 – काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च – The king of Kashi, a supreme archer, the great chariot-warrior Shikhandi, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and the…
- 1.18 – द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते – O lord of the earth, Drupada, the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty-armed son of Subhadra each blew their own…
- 1.19 – स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि – That tumultuous sound, echoing through the sky and the earth, tore apart the hearts of the sons of…
- 1.20 – अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः – Then, O king, seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra drawn up in array as the clash of weapons was about to begin…
- 1.21 – अर्जुन उवाच – Arjuna said: O Achyuta, place my chariot between the two armies.
- 1.22 – यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् – So that I may observe those who stand here eager for battle, and see with whom I must fight in this great…
- 1.23 – योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः – I wish to see those who have gathered here to fight, eager to please in battle the evil-minded son of…
- 1.24 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, thus addressed by Gudakesha (Arjuna), Hrishikesha (Krishna) stationed…
- 1.25 – भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् – In front of Bhishma, Drona and all the rulers of the earth, Krishna said: 'O Partha, behold these Kurus…
- 1.26 – तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् – There Partha (Arjuna) saw, standing in both armies, fathers and grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles…
- 1.27 – श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि – He saw fathers-in-law and well-wishing friends as well, in both the armies.
- 1.28 – कृपया परयाविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत् – (Arjuna,) overcome with deep compassion, spoke in sorrow.
- 1.29 – सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं – My limbs give way, my mouth is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end.
- 1.30 – गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते – The Gandiva slips from my hand, my skin is burning all over; I cannot stand steady, and my mind seems to be…
- 1.31 – निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि – And I see adverse omens, O Keshava; nor do I foresee any good in killing my own kinsmen in battle.
- 1.32 – न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण – O Krishna, I do not desire victory, nor kingdom, nor pleasures.
- 1.33 – येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं – Those for whose sake we desired kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures stand here in battle, having staked their…
- 1.34 – आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च – Teachers, fathers, sons, and grandfathers too; maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law…
- 1.35 – एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन – O Madhusudana, I do not wish to kill them even if they kill me, not even for the sovereignty of the three…
- 1.36 – निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः – O Janardana, what joy could be ours by slaying the sons of Dhritarashtra?
- 1.37 – तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् – Therefore it is not right for us to kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our own kinsmen; for how could we be…
- 1.38 – यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः – Even though these men, their minds overpowered by greed, see no evil in destroying a family and no sin in…
- 1.39 – कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् – Why then should we, who clearly see the evil of destroying a family, not know to turn back from this sin, O…
- 1.40 – कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः – When a family is destroyed, its ancient family traditions perish; and when dharma perishes, adharma…
- 1.41 – अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः – When adharma prevails, O Krishna, the women of the family become vulnerable and go astray; and when women…
- 1.42 – सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य – This confusion leads to hell both the destroyers of the family and the family itself; for their ancestors…
- 1.43 – दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः – Through these faults of the destroyers of the family, which give rise to the confusion of social order, the…
- 1.44 – उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन – O Janardana, we have heard it said that those whose family traditions are destroyed dwell in hell for a long…
- 1.45 – अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं – Alas! What a great sin we have resolved to commit, ready as we are to kill our own kinsmen out of greed for…
- 1.46 – यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः – If the sons of Dhritarashtra, weapons in hand, were to kill me in battle, unarmed and unresisting, that…
- 1.47 – सञ्जय उवाच – Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna, his mind overwhelmed by grief, cast aside his…