वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चै व परिदह्यते न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मन: निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे
vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (34 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna describes his body trembling, his hair standing on end, his bow Gāṇḍīva slipping from his hand, his skin burning — the collapse is described almost clinically, the text's way of insisting his crisis is completely real, not staged.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Arjuna's collapse is described almost clinically — this is the text's way of insisting his crisis is completely real, not staged.