Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 1 - Grantha

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 is a jewel embedded in the 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤: a dialogue between 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰. It speaks in the language of real life - duty and doubt, anger and empathy, ambition and fear - and then shows how to meet those forces with steadiness.

Chapter 1, 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, is therefore not "only introduction." It shows the battlefield outside and the battlefield within: Duryodhana's insecurity, the roar of conches, and finally Arjuna's trembling body and wavering mind. By naming these states openly - 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦 (despondency), 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 (compassion), and the fear of wrongdoing - the text prepares you for Krishna's medicine in the chapters ahead.

Read this chapter as the doorway into a long inner apprenticeship. The "previous" story is the Mahabharata build-up itself: years of injustice, failed diplomacy, and the moment when avoidance is no longer possible. From this crisis, the Gita unfolds in three broad movements. Chapters 1-6 emphasize 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗 and the foundations of right action, while repeatedly returning to the imperishable 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 so that doing your duty does not become an ego-war.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the first chapter, called "Arjuna's Despondency Yoga".

𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, when my side and the Pandavas assembled at Kurukshetra, the sacred field of dharma, eager to fight, what did they do?

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌢𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌮𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌤𑍍 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: Seeing the Pandava army arranged in formation, Duryodhana then approached his teacher and spoke.

𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌮𑍂𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌦𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌤𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌾 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O teacher, look at this great army of the Pandavas, arranged skillfully by Drupada's son - your capable disciple.

𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌃 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌿 ।
𑌯𑍁𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌃 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Here are heroic, mighty bowmen, equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle - Yuyudhana, Virata, and the great chariot-warrior Drupada.

𑌧𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑍈𑌬𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌵𑌃 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Also here are valiant heroes: Dhrishtaketu, Cekitana, the king of Kashi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Saibya - outstanding among men.

𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍌𑌜𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍌𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌏𑌵 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There are also mighty warriors - Yudhamanyu and the valiant Uttamauja, and also Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) and the sons of Draupadi; all of them are great chariot-fighters.

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌬𑍋𑌧 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌸𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
And now, O best among the twice-born, note the distinguished leaders on our side. For your awareness I will tell you the commanders of my army.

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑍌𑌮𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌚 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa the battle-conqueror, Ashvatthama, Vikarna, and also the son of Somadatta - these are the leading champions on our side.

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌚 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑌃 𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌃 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
And there are many other heroes too, ready to risk their lives for my sake, equipped with many weapons and skilled in war.

𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌮𑍇𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Our army, guarded by Bhishma, is vast; but their army, guarded by Bhima, is well-contained and sufficient.

𑌅𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌏𑌵 𑌹𑌿 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, stationed in all strategic positions according to your roles, all of you must support Bhishma.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌃 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌮𑍌 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
To raise his spirits, the grandsire Bhishma - elder of the Kurus - roared like a lion and loudly blew his conch.

𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌕𑌗𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤 𑌸 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Then conches, kettledrums, drums, and horns were sounded all at once, and the sound became a tremendous uproar.

𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌦𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍌 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍌 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑍌 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌃 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Then Madhava and the Pandava, stationed in their great chariot yoked to white horses, blew their divine conches.

𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌃 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍌𑌂𑌡𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌮𑍌 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌃 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Hrishikesha blew Panchajanya; Dhananjaya blew Devadatta; and Bhima - Vrukodara of mighty deeds - blew the great conch Paundra.

𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌤𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑍁𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌕𑍌 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
King Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, blew Anantavijaya; and Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughosha and Manipushpaka.

𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌂𑌡𑍀 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌃 ।
𑌧𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The king of Kashi, the great archer; Shikhandi, the great chariot-warrior; Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and the undefeated Satyaki were among those who sounded their conches.

𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌦𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌪𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍌𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O king, Drupada, all the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty-armed Saubhadra blew their conches - each one separately.

𑌸 𑌘𑍋𑌷𑍋 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌭𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌲𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌨𑍍 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That tumultuous sound tore the hearts of Dhritarashtra's sons and echoed through the sky and the earth.

𑌅𑌥 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌪𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌃 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Then, seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra drawn up for battle, and as the clash of weapons was about to begin, Arjuna - the Pandava with the monkey-banner - raised his bow.

𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌹 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌪𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌥𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌯 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said to Hrishikesha: O Achyuta, place my chariot between the two armies.

𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌹 𑌯𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌰𑌣𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let me look at those who are standing here eager to fight, with whom I must engage in this battle.

𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌯 𑌏𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌃 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌵𑌃 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I want to see those who have gathered here ready to fight, seeking to please the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra in this war.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌡𑌾𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑌥𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: Thus addressed by Gudakesha, O Bharata, Hrishikesha placed the best of chariots between the two armies.

𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌿 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With Bhishma and Drona in the forefront, and in the presence of all the kings, Krishna said: O Partha, behold these Kurus assembled here.

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍄𑌨𑌥 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍄𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌪𑍌𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌸𑌖𑍀𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There Partha saw standing fathers and grandfathers, teachers and uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, and friends.

𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌪𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌸 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍂𑌨𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
He also saw fathers-in-law and well-wishers in both armies; seeing all those relatives standing there, the son of Kunti (Arjuna)...

𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌮𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌯𑍁𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Overwhelmed by deep compassion and grief, Arjuna said: O Krishna, seeing my own people standing here eager to fight...

𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌮 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌪𑌥𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
My limbs grow weak, my mouth dries up, my body trembles, and my hair stands on end.

𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌡𑍀𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌸𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍍𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌨 𑌚 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌵 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
My Gandiva slips from my hand, my skin burns, I cannot stand steady, and my mind seems to reel.

𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵 ।
𑌨 𑌚 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌵𑍇 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I see adverse signs, O Keshava, and I do not foresee any good in killing my own people in battle.

𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌨 𑌚 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Krishna, I do not want victory, kingdom, or pleasures. What use are kingdom, enjoyments, or even life to us, O Govinda?

𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌃 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌤 𑌇𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those for whose sake we wanted kingdom, pleasures, and comforts are standing here in battle, ready to give up their lives and wealth.

𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌚 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍌𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, and other relatives are all here.

𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 ॥35॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Madhusudana, I do not wish to kill these people even if they kill me - not even for sovereignty over the three worlds, much less for the sake of this earth.

𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥36॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Janardana, what joy would be ours if we kill the sons of Dhritarashtra? Sin would cling to us by killing these aggressors.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌿𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 ॥3𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore we are not fit to kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our own kinsmen. O Madhava, how could we be happy after killing our own people?

𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌨 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑍋𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌹𑍇 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥3𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even though these people, their minds ruined by greed, do not see the evil in destroying the family or the sin in betraying friends...

𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌨 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨 ॥3𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Janardana, how can we - who see clearly the fault in destroying the family - not know to turn away from this sin?

𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ॥40॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a family is destroyed, its ancient duties and traditions perish; when dharma is lost, adharma overwhelms the entire family.

𑌅𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌯 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌃 ॥41॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Krishna, when adharma prevails, the women of the family are corrupted; and when women are corrupted, O Varshneya, social confusion (𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌃) arises.

𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥42॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Such disorder leads to downfall for the family-destroyers and the family; their ancestors fall, deprived of the rites of offerings of 𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡 and 𑌉𑌦𑌕.

𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍈𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥43॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By these faults of family-destroyers who create social confusion, the long-standing duties of community and family are uprooted.

𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌨𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮 ॥44॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Janardana, we have heard that people whose family dharmas are destroyed dwell in downfall (naraka) inevitably.

𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌬𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌲𑍋𑌭𑍇𑌨 𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥45॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Alas, we are resolved to commit a great wrong - driven by greed for kingdom and pleasures, we are ready to kill our own people.

𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥46॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, weapons in hand, were to kill me in battle while I stand unarmed and unresisting, that would be better for me.

𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌥𑍋𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌜𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌶𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌃 ॥4𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna sat down on the seat of the chariot, casting aside his bow and arrows, his mind overwhelmed with grief.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om Tat Sat. Thus ends the first chapter, called "Arjuna Vishada Yoga", in the revered Bhagavad Gita - an Upanishad teaching Brahma-vidya and Yoga, in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.

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