Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 29-31

सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति। वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।। गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते। न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।। निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।

sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave

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Word Meanings

sīdanti—quivering

mama—my

gātrāṇi—limbs

mukham—mouth

cha—and

pariśhuṣhyati—is drying up vepathuḥ—shuddering

cha—and

śharīre—on the body

me—my

roma-harṣhaḥ—standing of bodily hair on end

cha—also

jāyate—is happening

gāṇḍīvam—Arjun’s bow

sraṁsate—is slipping

hastāt—from (my) hand

tvak—skin

cha—and

eva—indeed

paridahyate—is burning all over

na—not

cha—and

śhaknomi—am able

avasthātum—remain steady

bhramati iva—whirling like

cha—and

me—my

manaḥ—mind

nimittāni—omens

cha—and

paśhyāmi—I see

viparītāni—misfortune

keśhava—Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi demon

na—not

cha—also

śhreyaḥ—good

anupaśhyāmi—I foresee

hatvā—from killing

sva-janam—kinsmen

āhave—in battle

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Translation

My limbs fail, my mouth is parched, my body quivers, and my hair stands on end. The Gandiva slips from my hand, and my skin burns all over; I am unable to stand, and my mind is reeling, as it were. And I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.

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Commentary

1.29 सीदन्ति fail? मम my? गात्राणि limbs? मुखम् mouth? च and? परिशुष्यति is parching? वेपथुः shivering? च and? शरीरे in body? मे my? रोमहर्षः horripilation? च and? जायते arises.No Commentary. 1.30 गाण्डीवम् Gandiva? स्रंसते slips? हस्तात् from (my) hand? त्वक् (my) skin? च and? एव also? परिदह्यते burns all over? न not? च and? शक्नोमि (I) am able? अवस्थातुम्? to stand? भ्रमति इव seems whirling? च

and? मे my? मनः mind.No Commentary. 1.31 निमित्तानि omens? च and? पश्यामि I see? विपरीतानि adverse? केशव O Kesava? न not? च and? श्रेयः good? अनुपश्यामि (I) see? हत्वा killing? स्वजनम् our peope? आहवे in battle.Commentary Kesava means he who has fine or luxuriant hair.

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