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Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Hrsikesa (Krsna), Gudakesa (Arjuna), the afflictor of foes, verily became silent, te
Apr 11, 2026
Because, I do not see that which can, even after aciring on this earth a prosperous kingdom free from enemies and even s
Apr 11, 2026
My nature is weighed down by weakness and confusion about my duty. Tell me decisively what is best for me. I am your dis
Apr 11, 2026
We do not know this as well as to which is the better for us, (and) whether we shall win, or whether they shall coner us
Apr 11, 2026
Rather than killing the noble-minded elders, it is better in this world to live even on alms. But by killing the elders
Apr 11, 2026
Arjuna said O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona who a
Apr 11, 2026
O Partha, yield not to unmanliness. This does not befit you. O scorcher of foes, arise, giving up the petty weakness of
Apr 11, 2026
The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, in this perilous place, whence has come to you this impurity entertained by unenlighten
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said To him who had been thus filled with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and showed distress, and who
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna cast aside his bow and arrows, and sat down on the chariot,
Apr 11, 2026
If, in this battle, the sons of Dhrtarastra armed with weapons kill me who am non-resistant and unarmed, that will be mo
Apr 11, 2026
What a pity that we have resolved to commit a great sin by being eager to kill our own kith and kin, out of greed for th
Apr 11, 2026
O Janardana, we have heard that living in hell becomes inevitable for those persons whose family duties get destroyed.
Apr 11, 2026
Due to these misdeeds of the ruiners of the family, which cause intermingling of castes, the traditional rites and dutie
Apr 11, 2026
And the intermingling in the family leads the ruiners of the family verily into hell. The forefathers of these fall down
Apr 11, 2026
O Krsna, when vice predominates, the women of the family become corrupt. O descendent of the Vrsnis, when women become c
Apr 11, 2026
From the ruin of the family are totally destroyed the traditional rites and duties of the family. When rites and duties
Apr 11, 2026
1.39 O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from d
Apr 11, 2026
1.39 O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from
Apr 11, 2026
Therefore, it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhrtarastra who are our own relatives. For, O Madhava, how can we
Apr 11, 2026
O Janardana, what happiness shall we derive by killing the sons of Dhrtarastra? Sin alone will accrue to us by killing t
Apr 11, 2026
O Madhusudana, even if I am killed, I do not want to kill these even for the sake of a kingdom extending over the three
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
Besides, I do not see any good (to be derived) from killing my own people in battle. O Krsna, I do not hanker after vict
Apr 11, 2026
Moreover, O Kesava (Krsna), I am not able to stand firmly, and my mind seems to be whirling. And I notice the omens to b
Apr 11, 2026
And there is trembling in my body, and there is horripillation; the Gandiva (bow) slips from the hand and even the skin
Apr 11, 2026
O Krishna, seeing my own kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight, my limbs fail me and my mouth is parching.
Apr 11, 2026
The son of Kunti (Ajuna), seeing all those rlatives arrayed (there), became overwhelmed by supreme compassion and said t
Apr 11, 2026
Then Partha (Arjuna) saw, marshalled among both the armies, (his) uncles as also grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles
Apr 11, 2026
1.25 Sanjay said O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhrtararastra), Hrsikesa, being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed t
Apr 11, 2026
1.25 Sanjay said O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhrtararastra), Hrsikesa, being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed
Apr 11, 2026
These who have assembled here and want to accomplish in the war what is dear to the perverted son of Dhrtarastra, I find
Apr 11, 2026
until I survey these who stand intent on fighting, and those who are going to engage in battle with me in this impending
Apr 11, 2026
Arjuna said O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies .
Apr 11, 2026
O king, thereafter, seeing Dhrtarastra’s men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for acti
Apr 11, 2026
That tremendous sound pierced the hearts of the sons of Dhrtarastra as it reverberated through the sky and the earth.
Apr 11, 2026
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, and the son of Subhadra, (Abhimanyu) the mighty-armed all (of them) together, O king,
Apr 11, 2026
And the King of Kasi, wielding a great bow, and the great chariot-rider Sikhandi, Dhrstadyumna and Virata, and Satyaki t
Apr 11, 2026
King Yudhisthira, son of Kunti, (blew) the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva, the Sughosa and the Manipuspaka (respectiv
Apr 11, 2026
Hrsikesa (Krsna) (blew the conch) Pancajanya; Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (the conch) Devadatta; and Vrkodara (Bhima) of terribl
Apr 11, 2026
Then, Madhava (Krsna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), stationed in their magnificent chariot with white horses yoked to i
Apr 11, 2026
Just immediately after that conchs and kettledrums, and tabors, trumpets and cow-horns blared forth. That sound became t
Apr 11, 2026
The valiant grandfather, the eldest of the Kurus, loudly sounding a lion-roar, blew the conch to raise his (Duryodhana&#
Apr 11, 2026
However, venerable sirs, all of you without exception, while occupying all the positions in the different directions as
Apr 11, 2026
Therefore, our army under the complete protection of Bhisma and others is unlimited. But this army of these (enemies), u
Apr 11, 2026
There are many heroes who have dedicated their lives for my sake, who possess various kinds of weapons and missiles, (an
Apr 11, 2026
(They are:) Your venerable self, Bhisma and Karna, and Krpa who is ever victorious in battle; Asvatthama, Vikarna, Sauma
Apr 11, 2026
But, O best among the Brahmanas, please be appraised of those who are foremost among us, the ?nders of my army. I speak
Apr 11, 2026
And the chivalrous Yudhamanyu, and the valiant Uttamaujas; son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu) and the sons of Draupadi all (of
Apr 11, 2026
Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, and the valiant king of Kasi (Varanasi); Purujit and Kuntibhoja, and Saibya, the choicest among me
Apr 11, 2026
Here are the heroes wielding great bows, who in battle are compeers of Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana (Satyaki) and Virata,
Apr 11, 2026
O teacher, (please) see this vast army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed for battle by the son of Drupada, your intelligent
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said: Seeing the army of the Pandavas arranged in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Dro
Apr 11, 2026
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra and desiring to fight, what did my sons and th
Apr 11, 2026
It is said that This is unmanifest; This is inconceivable; This is unchangeable. Therefore, having known This thus, you
Apr 11, 2026
It cannot be cut, It cannot be burnt, cannot be moistened, and surely cannot be dried up. It is eternal, omnipresent, st
Apr 11, 2026
Weapons do not cut It, fire does not burn It, water does not moisten It, and air does not dry It.
Apr 11, 2026
As after rejecting wornout clothes a man takes up other new ones, likewise after rejecting wornout bodies the embodied o
Apr 11, 2026
O Partha, he who knows this One as indestructible, eternal, birthless and undecaying, how and whom does that person kill
Apr 11, 2026
The soul is never born nor does it ever die; nor having once existed, does it cease to be. The soul is unborn, eternal,
Apr 11, 2026
He who thinks of this One as the killer, and he who thinks of this One as the killed both of them do not know. This One
Apr 11, 2026
These destructible bodies are said to belong to the everlasting, indestructible, indeterminable, embodied One. Therefore
Apr 11, 2026
But know That to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. None can bring about the destruction of this Immutable
Apr 11, 2026
Of the unreal there is no being; the real has no nonexistence. But the nature of both these, indeed, has been realized b
Apr 11, 2026
O (Arjuna, who are) foremost among men, verily, the person whom these do not torment, the wise man to whom sorrow and ha
Apr 11, 2026
The contact of the senses with their objects gives rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go, they are
Apr 11, 2026
Just as the embodied soul continuously passes from childhood to youth to old age, similarly at death the soul passes int
Apr 11, 2026
But certainly (it is) not (a fact) that I did not exist at any time; nor you, nor these rulers of men. And surely it is
Apr 11, 2026
The Supreme Lord said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wis
Apr 11, 2026
O descendant of Bharata, to him who was sorrowing between the two armies, Hrsikesa, mocking as it were, said these words
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Hrsikesa (Krsna), Gudakesa (Arjuna), the afflictor of foes, verily became silent, te
Apr 11, 2026
Because, I do not see that which can, even after aciring on this earth a prosperous kingdom free from enemies and even s
Apr 11, 2026
My nature is weighed down by weakness and confusion about my duty. Tell me decisively what is best for me. I am your dis
Apr 11, 2026
We do not know this as well as to which is the better for us, (and) whether we shall win, or whether they shall coner us
Apr 11, 2026
Rather than killing the noble-minded elders, it is better in this world to live even on alms. But by killing the elders
Apr 11, 2026
Arjuna said O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona who a
Apr 11, 2026
O Partha, yield not to unmanliness. This does not befit you. O scorcher of foes, arise, giving up the petty weakness of
Apr 11, 2026
The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, in this perilous place, whence has come to you this impurity entertained by unenlighten
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said To him who had been thus filled with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and showed distress, and who
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna cast aside his bow and arrows, and sat down on the chariot,
Apr 11, 2026
If, in this battle, the sons of Dhrtarastra armed with weapons kill me who am non-resistant and unarmed, that will be mo
Apr 11, 2026
What a pity that we have resolved to commit a great sin by being eager to kill our own kith and kin, out of greed for th
Apr 11, 2026
O Janardana, we have heard that living in hell becomes inevitable for those persons whose family duties get destroyed.
Apr 11, 2026
Due to these misdeeds of the ruiners of the family, which cause intermingling of castes, the traditional rites and dutie
Apr 11, 2026
And the intermingling in the family leads the ruiners of the family verily into hell. The forefathers of these fall down
Apr 11, 2026
O Krsna, when vice predominates, the women of the family become corrupt. O descendent of the Vrsnis, when women become c
Apr 11, 2026
From the ruin of the family are totally destroyed the traditional rites and duties of the family. When rites and duties
Apr 11, 2026
1.39 O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from d
Apr 11, 2026
1.39 O Janardana, although these people, whose hearts have become perverted by greed, do not see the evil arising from
Apr 11, 2026
Therefore, it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhrtarastra who are our own relatives. For, O Madhava, how can we
Apr 11, 2026
O Janardana, what happiness shall we derive by killing the sons of Dhrtarastra? Sin alone will accrue to us by killing t
Apr 11, 2026
O Madhusudana, even if I am killed, I do not want to kill these even for the sake of a kingdom extending over the three
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom,
Apr 11, 2026
Besides, I do not see any good (to be derived) from killing my own people in battle. O Krsna, I do not hanker after vict
Apr 11, 2026
Moreover, O Kesava (Krsna), I am not able to stand firmly, and my mind seems to be whirling. And I notice the omens to b
Apr 11, 2026
And there is trembling in my body, and there is horripillation; the Gandiva (bow) slips from the hand and even the skin
Apr 11, 2026
O Krishna, seeing my own kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight, my limbs fail me and my mouth is parching.
Apr 11, 2026
The son of Kunti (Ajuna), seeing all those rlatives arrayed (there), became overwhelmed by supreme compassion and said t
Apr 11, 2026
Then Partha (Arjuna) saw, marshalled among both the armies, (his) uncles as also grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles
Apr 11, 2026
1.25 Sanjay said O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhrtararastra), Hrsikesa, being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed t
Apr 11, 2026
1.25 Sanjay said O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhrtararastra), Hrsikesa, being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed
Apr 11, 2026
These who have assembled here and want to accomplish in the war what is dear to the perverted son of Dhrtarastra, I find
Apr 11, 2026
until I survey these who stand intent on fighting, and those who are going to engage in battle with me in this impending
Apr 11, 2026
Arjuna said O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies .
Apr 11, 2026
O king, thereafter, seeing Dhrtarastra’s men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for acti
Apr 11, 2026
That tremendous sound pierced the hearts of the sons of Dhrtarastra as it reverberated through the sky and the earth.
Apr 11, 2026
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, and the son of Subhadra, (Abhimanyu) the mighty-armed all (of them) together, O king,
Apr 11, 2026
And the King of Kasi, wielding a great bow, and the great chariot-rider Sikhandi, Dhrstadyumna and Virata, and Satyaki t
Apr 11, 2026
King Yudhisthira, son of Kunti, (blew) the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva, the Sughosa and the Manipuspaka (respectiv
Apr 11, 2026
Hrsikesa (Krsna) (blew the conch) Pancajanya; Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (the conch) Devadatta; and Vrkodara (Bhima) of terribl
Apr 11, 2026
Then, Madhava (Krsna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), stationed in their magnificent chariot with white horses yoked to i
Apr 11, 2026
Just immediately after that conchs and kettledrums, and tabors, trumpets and cow-horns blared forth. That sound became t
Apr 11, 2026
The valiant grandfather, the eldest of the Kurus, loudly sounding a lion-roar, blew the conch to raise his (Duryodhana&#
Apr 11, 2026
However, venerable sirs, all of you without exception, while occupying all the positions in the different directions as
Apr 11, 2026
Therefore, our army under the complete protection of Bhisma and others is unlimited. But this army of these (enemies), u
Apr 11, 2026
There are many heroes who have dedicated their lives for my sake, who possess various kinds of weapons and missiles, (an
Apr 11, 2026
(They are:) Your venerable self, Bhisma and Karna, and Krpa who is ever victorious in battle; Asvatthama, Vikarna, Sauma
Apr 11, 2026
But, O best among the Brahmanas, please be appraised of those who are foremost among us, the ?nders of my army. I speak
Apr 11, 2026
And the chivalrous Yudhamanyu, and the valiant Uttamaujas; son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu) and the sons of Draupadi all (of
Apr 11, 2026
Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, and the valiant king of Kasi (Varanasi); Purujit and Kuntibhoja, and Saibya, the choicest among me
Apr 11, 2026
Here are the heroes wielding great bows, who in battle are compeers of Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana (Satyaki) and Virata,
Apr 11, 2026
O teacher, (please) see this vast army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed for battle by the son of Drupada, your intelligent
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said: Seeing the army of the Pandavas arranged in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Dro
Apr 11, 2026
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra and desiring to fight, what did my sons and th
Apr 11, 2026
Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, and the valiant king of Kasi (Varanasi); Purujit and Kuntibhoja, and Saibya, the choicest among me
Apr 11, 2026
Here are the heroes wielding great bows, who in battle are compeers of Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana (Satyaki) and Virata,
Apr 11, 2026
O teacher, (please) see this vast army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed for battle by the son of Drupada, your intelligent
Apr 11, 2026
Sanjaya said: Seeing the army of the Pandavas arranged in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Dro
Apr 11, 2026
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra and desiring to fight, what did my sons and th
Apr 11, 2026