Saturday, 29 June 2024

2-1 Sankhya Yoga (सांख्य योग) First verse

 

सञ्जय उवाच |
तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् |
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदन: || 2-1||

sañjaya uvācha
taṁ tathā kṛipayāviṣhṭamaśhru pūrṇākulekṣhaṇam
viṣhīdantamidaṁ vākyam uvācha madhusūdanaḥ

 

Word to word meaning: sañjayaḥ uvācha = Sanjay saidtam = thus (to Arjun)tathā = that waykṛipayā = with pityāviṣhṭam = emotionally possessedaśhru- pūrākulekṣhaam  = with tearful eyes, vividly distressed looks;  viṣhīdantam = grief-strickenidam vākyam = the following wordsuvācha = saidmadhusūdanaḥ = Shri Krishna.

Literal Meaning: Sanjay said: Having observed Arjuna, overwhelmed with pity, his mind filled with grief, and tears streaming from his eyes; Shree Krishna spoke the following words.

Explanation: Here in this verse we can see that sorrow has eclipsed the great warrior, Arjun. When we face grave situation, a decision of life and death, like that of Arjun, really, we don't know what to do. In such circumstances, self-pity overshadows all our feelings, incapacity to act intelligently comes to the front.

 

 

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