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 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 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 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾 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 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤 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 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿 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.
𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚 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 𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌾 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 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 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 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌘𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌃 ॥ 14 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Then Madhava and the Pandava, stationed in their great chariot yoked to white horses, blew their divine conches.
𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍋 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 𑌶𑌂𑌖𑌾𑌂𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 ॥ 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 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌪𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌃 ।
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 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌹 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 𑌯𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇 ॥ 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 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 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 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍋 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 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌿 ॥ 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.
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍄𑌨𑌥 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍄𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍌𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌖𑍀𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥ 26 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There Partha saw standing fathers and grandfathers, teachers and uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, and friends.
𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 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 𑌪𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋 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 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 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 𑌨𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌤 𑌇𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 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 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 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 ।
𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥ 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 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ॥ 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 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍋 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 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 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 ।
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌃 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 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥1 ॥
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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