Chapter2- sankhyayoga- Transcendental knowledge
sanjayauvaacha
1. .tham thaThaa krpayaavishtamaSrupoorNaakulekshaNam
visheedhantham idham vaakyam uvaacha maDhusoodhanaH
Sanjaya said,
To Arjuna thus filled with pity and with eyes filled with tears,
Here for the first time the Lord starts to speak and the real essence of the Gita starts only from the 11th sloka.
Krpayaa aavishtam- possessed by pity, the avesa is used in the sense of some external force taking possession of an individual. Here it shows that the pity for his enemies is not something natural but had taken possession of Arjuna which fact is confirmed by the words of Krihna.
aSru poorna- filled with tears and aakula- disturbed , eekshaNam- eye, refers to Arjuna with tear-filled eyes, governs tham- him, Arjuna
visheedhantham- who was grieving. Vishaadha is grief.
madhusoodhanaH- the killer of the demon Madhu,
uvaacha- said, idham vaakyam ? these words.
uvaacha- said
Sri bhagvaan uvaacha
2, kuthasthvaa j kaSmalam idham vishame samupasThitham
anaaryajushtam asvargyam akeerthikaram arjuna
The Lord said,
From where did you get this despondency Arjuna, at a time most inappropriate . It is not proper for a noble person . It is not conducive to attainment of heaven and also will bring only disgrace.
All the lofty arguments of Arjuna have been summarily dismissed by
.The thoughts expressed by Arjuna were ignominious because they were not based on sound judgment and inappropriate because it was like looking after one leaped. The war was well thought out by both parties especially Pandavas who tried their level best to avoid it but had it thrust on them. Now when they were at the brink of war the only way out is to fight. Arjuna was known for his valour and hence to get this attitude is most unfitting for him, anaaryajushtam. Arya is the term used for a noble man, here, a hero. So
beneficial neither in this world nor in the next.
3. klaibyam ma sma gamaH paarTha na ethath thvayi upapadhyathe
kshudhram hrdhaya dhourbalyam thyakthvaa utthishTa paranthapa.
Do not give way to this unmanly emotion, Arjuna, this does not suit you. Throw away this weakness of heart which is demenaning and rise , oh scorcher of foes!
klaibyam means unmanly as the word kleeba denotes a eunuch.
hrdhaya dhourbalyam- weakness of heart which is found only in cowards and not for Arjuna whom
Hence give up, thyakthvaa, this weakness and rise up, utthishTa, says
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