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kyaca paramevsa ikha ca mahratha |dhadyumno viraca styakicparjita ||17||

The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior,Dhristadyumna and Virata and Satyaki, the unconquered,

drupado draupadeycasarvaa pthivpate |saubhadraca mahbhuakhndadhmu pthakpthak ||18||

Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the sonof Subhadra, the mighty-armed, all blew their respective conches!

sa ghoo dhrtarr hdayni vyadrayat |nabhaca pthiv caiva tumulo'bhyanundayan ||19||

The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtras party,making both heaven and earth resound.

atha vyavasthitndv dhrtarrn kapidhvaja |pravtte astrasampte dhanurudyamya pava ||20||hkea tad vkyamidamha mahpate |

Then, seeing all the people of Dhritarashtras party standing arrayedand the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose ensign was that of a monkey, took up his bow and saidthe following to Krishna, O Lord of the Earth!

arjuna uvca |senayorubhayormadhye ratha sthpaya me'cyuta ||21||yvadetnnirke'ha yoddhukmnavasthitn |kairmay saha yoddhavyamasmin raasamudyame ||22||

Arjuna Uvaacha: In the middle of the two armies, place my chariot, OKrishna, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight,and know with whom I must fight when the battle begins.

yotsyamnnaveke'ha ya ete'tra samgat |dhrtarrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikrava ||23||

For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight,wishing to please in battle Duryodhana, the evil-minded.

sajaya uvca |evamukto hkeo gukeena bhrata |senayorubhayormadhye sthpayitv rathottamam ||24||

Sanjaya said: Being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krishna, havingstationed that best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of thetwo armies,bhmadroapramukhata sarve ca mahkitm |uvca prtha payaitnsamavetnkurniti ||25||

In front of Bhishma and Drona and all the rulers of the earth, said: OArjuna, behold now all these Kurus gathered together!

tatrpayatsthitnprtha pitnatha pitmahn |crynmtulnbhrtnputrnpautrnsakhstath ||26||

Then Arjuna beheld there stationed, grandfathers and fathers,teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, too.

vaurnsuhdacaiva senayorubhayorapi |tnsamkya sa kaunteya sarvnbandhnavasthitn ||27||kpay parayvio vidannidamabravt |

(He saw) fathers-in-law and friends also in both armies. The son of KuntiArjunaseeing all these kinsmen standing arrayed, spokethus sorrowfully, filled with deep pity.

arjuna uvca |dvema svajana ka yuyutsu samupasthitam ||28||sdanti mama gtri mukha ca pariuyati |vepathuca arre me romaharaca jyate ||29||

Seeing these, my kinsmen, O Krishna, arrayed, eager to fight,My limbs fail and my mouth i s parched up, my body quivers and myhairs stand on end!

gva srasate hastttvakcaiva paridahyate |na ca aknomyavasthtu bhramatva ca me mana ||30||

The (bow) Gandiva slips from my hand and my skin burns all over; Iam unable even to stand, my mind is reeling, as it were.

nimittni ca paymi vipartni keava |na ca reyo'nupaymi hatv svajanamhave ||31||

And I see adverse omens, O Kesava! I do not see any good in killingmy kinsmen in battle.

na kke vijaya ka na ca rjya sukhni ca |

ki no rjyena govinda ki bhogairjvitena v ||32||For I desire neither victory, O Krishna, nor pleasures nor kingdoms!Of what avail is a dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?

yemarthe kkita no rjya bhog sukhni ca |ta ime'vasthit yuddhe prstyaktv dhanni ca ||33||

Those for whose sake we desire kingdoms, enjoyments andpleasures, stand here in battle, having renounced life and wealth.

cry pitara putrstathaiva ca pitmah |mtul vaur pautr yl sambandhinastath ||34||

Teachers, fathers, sons and also grandfathers, grandsons, fathers-in-law, maternal uncles, brothers-in-law and relatives,

etnna hantumicchmi ghnato'pi madhusdana |api trailokyarjyasya heto ki nu mahkte ||35||

These I do not wish to kill, though they kill me, O Krishna, even forthe sake of dominion over the three worlds, leave alone killing themfor the sake of the earth!

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nihatya dhrtarrnna k prti syjjanrdana |ppamevrayedasmnhatvaitntatyina ||36||

By killing these sons of Dhritarashtra, what pleasure can be ours, OJanardana? Only sin will accrue by killing these felons.

tasmnnrh vaya hantu dhrtarrnsvabndhavn |svajana hi katha hatv sukhina syma mdhava ||37||

Therefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives;for, how can we be happy by killing our own people, O Madhava(Krishna)?

yadyapyete na payanti lobhopahatacetasa |kulakayakta doa mitradrohe ca ptakam ||38||

Though they, with intelligence overpowered by greed, see no evil inthe destruction of families, and no sin in hostility to friends,

katha na jeyamasmbhi ppdasmnnivartitum |kulakayakta doa prapayadbhirjanrdana ||39||

Why should not we, who clearly see evil in the destruction of afamily, learn to turn away from this sin, O Janardana (Krishna)?

kulakaye praayanti kuladharm santan |dharme nae kula ktsnamadharmo'bhibhavatyuta ||40||

In the destruction of a family, the immemorial religious rites of thatfamily perish; on the destruction of spirituality, impiety overcomesthe whole family.

adharmbhibhavtka praduyanti kulastriya |

stru dusu vreya jyate varasakara ||41||By prevalence of impiety, O Krishna, the women of the familybecome corrupt and, women becoming corrupted, O Varsneya(descendant of Vrishni), there arises intermingling of castes!

sakaro narakyaiva kulaghnn kulasya ca |patanti pitaro hye luptapiodakakriy ||42||

Confusion of castes leads to hell the slayers of the family, for theirforefathers fall, deprived of the offerings of rice-ball and water.

doairetai kulaghnn varasakarakrakai |utsdyante jtidharm kuladharmca vat ||43||

By these evil deeds of the destroyers of the family, which causeconfusion of castes, the eternal religious rites of the caste and thefamily are destroyed.

utsannakuladharm manuy janrdana |narake niyata vso bhavattyanuuruma ||44||

We have heard, O Janardana, that inevitable is the dwelling for anunknown period in hell for those men in whose families the religiouspractices have been destroyed!

aho bata mahatppa kartu vyavasit vayam |yadrjyasukhalobhena hantu svajanamudyat ||45||

Alas! We are involved in a great sin in that we are prepared to kill ourkinsmen through greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.

yadi mmapratkramaastra astrapaya |dhrtarr rae hanyustanme kematara bhavet ||46||

If the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me inbattle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.

sajaya uvca |evamuktvrjuna sakhye rathopastha upviat |visjya saara cpa okasavignamnasa ||47||

Sanjaya said:Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield,Arjuna, casting away his bow and arrow, sat down on the seat of thechariot with his mind overwhelmed with sorrow.

om tatsaditi rmadbhagavadgtspaniatsubrahmavidyy yogastre rkrjunasavde

arjunavidayogo nma prathamo'dhyya ||

Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna

and Arjuna, ends the first discourse entitled:

The Yoga Of the Despondency of Arjuna

Translation: Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda

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