Bhagavatgeeta Chapter 1 Shlokas 26- 31

Om| May the Lord Ganapati bestow his blessings upon the seeker to understand the Geetashastra as it needs to be understood||


Tatraapashyat sthitaan paarthaha pitrunatha pitamahaan|
Achaaryaan matulaan bhrathrun putraan poutraan sakheenstatha||26||

Shwashuraan suhrudaschaiva senayorubhayorapi|
Taan sameekshya sa kounteyaha sarvaanbandhoonavasthitaan||27||

Krupaya parayaavishto visheedannidamabraveet|
Dhristhvemam swajanam Krishna yuyutsum samupasthitam||28||

(When his chariot is parked in the center of the war field), There, Arjuna sees his 
Gurus, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, in-laws, well-wishers assembled for the war as part of either of the armies. Seeing all his relatives there, he says to Arjuna, "Seeing my own relatives gathered here eager for the war, 

Seedanthi mama gaathraani mukham cha parishushyati|
Vepathushcha shareere me romaharshascha jaayate||29||

Gaandeevam sramsate hastaattwakchaiva paridayhate|
Na cha shaknomyavasthaatum bhramateeva cha me manaha||30||
 
My limbs are weakening, my face has gone dry, I have got goosebumps and my body is shivering. My bow, Gaandeeva is slipping from my grip, my skin is burning. I am unable to contain myself and my head seems to be spinning.

Nimittaani cha pashyaami vipareetaani keshava|
Na cha shreyonupashyaami hatvaswajanamaahave||31||

Keshava, I am seeing signs of destruction and nothing auspicious by killing my own people. 

Abstract:
Pandavas contemplated the war for many days before initiating it. These verses underscore the same again. On seeing all his relatives gathered for war, Arjuna, who has all this while thought himself as an invincible warrior, trembles. Everyone around him on either side of the army is related to him. His confidence is strongly shook at this point. 




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