अर्जुन उवाच दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति
arjuna uvācha dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna finally names Kṛiṣhṇa directly and describes what fear and grief are doing to his own body — limbs failing, mouth going dry — anchoring the crisis in something every reader has felt, not just abstract philosophy.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Genuine moral crisis is felt in the body, not only worked out in the mind.