Gita 1-47
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मूलम्
सञ्जय उवाच
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः सङ्ख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् |
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः || १-४७ ||
Meaning
शब्दार्थाः (Word for word)
सञ्जयः -- Sanjaya ; उवाच -- said; एवम् -- thus; उक्त्वा -- having spoken; अर्जुनः -- Arjuna; सङ्ख्ये -- in the battlefield; रथोपस्थे --- in the middle of the chariot; उपाविशत् -- sat; विसृज्य -- having discarded; सशरम् -- along with arrow(s); चापम् -- bow; शोकसंविग्नमानसः -- (one with his) mind agitated by sorrow
अन्वयः (Word order)
सञ्जयः उवाच -- एवम् उक्त्वा शोकसंविग्नमानसः अर्जुनः सशरं चापं विसृज्य सङ्ख्ये रथोपस्थे उपाविशत् ।
अनुवादः (Translation)
Sanjaya said -- Having spoken thus in the battlefield, Arjuna sat in the middle of the chariot, having discarded his arrows and bow, his mind agitated by sorrow.
Notes
Ramanuja praises Arjuna as being high minded and a very virtuous person. He is overwhelmed by compassion despite having been grievously wronged by Dhritarashtra's sons several times. His reluctance to fight is due to compassion, a fear of committing sin and due to his fear of losing his relatives.
RSDji does not have any new insights to add.
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