arjuna uvaacha
Arjuna said,
29.dhrshtvaa imam svajanam krshna yuyuthsum
samupasThitham
Seeing these , my own people,
30. seedhanthi mamagaathraaNi mukham cha pariSushyathi
vepaThuScha sareere me romaharshaScha jaayathe
my limbs have become weak, mouth is parched , my body trembles and hairs stand at ends.
31. gaandeevam sramsathe hasthaath thvak chaiva
paridhahyathe
na cha Saknomi avasThaathum bhramatheeva cha me
manaH
My bow Gandeeva slips from my hand,my skin is burning and I cannot stand any longer. My mind is reeling.
When Arjuna asked
He seemed to have been so overwhelmed by pity and sorrow to the extent that he said gandeevam sramsathe hasthaath. .His great bow slipped from his hand and he was covered with sweat all over. Such was the condition of the great hero not out of fear but due to misplaced compassion and anxiety at the crucial moment of his life. The symptoms exhibited were that of anxiety neurosis that overwhelms a the time of great mental anxiety.
Imam Svajanam dhrshtvaa- seeing my own people.
Yuyuthsum samupasThitham- who have come with the dsire to fight.
Seedhanthi mamagaathraaNi- my limbs have become weak
In the forthcoming slokas, not being able to face this unavoidable situation he resorted to escapism saying that he had no heart to kill his own kith and kin. He reeled out arguments seemingly valid to support his decision all of which
mukham cha pariSushyathi- mouth becomes dry
vepaThuH- sweat
romaharshaH- hairs stand on edge
sramsathe hasthaath- slips from hand.
thvak- skin, paridhahyathe- feel as though it is on fire.
avasThaathum na Saknomi- I m not able to stand even, (knees trembling)
me manaH bhramathi iva- it seems as though my mind is reeling.
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