Bhagavad Gita 1.26 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna sees grandfathers, teachers, uncles, cousins and friends — on both sides.
What it means
Arjuna looks — and sees fathers, grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, on both sides.
The original Sanskrit
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् । आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातॄन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा ॥
tatrāpaśyatsthitānpārthaḥ pitṝnatha pitāmahān ācāryānmātulānbhrātṛnputrānpautrānsakhīṃstathā
Translations
Literal translation
Then Partha (Arjuna) saw, marshalled among both the armies, (his) uncles as also grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers (and (cousins), sons, grandsons, as well as comrades and fathers-in-law and friends.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
वहाँ अर्जुन ने उन दोनों सेनाओं में खड़े पिता के भाइयों, पितामहों, आचार्यों, मामों, भाइयों, पुत्रों, पौत्रों, मित्रों, श्वसुरों और सुहृदों को भी देखा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.27Seeing his own family lined up to kill each other, Arjuna is overwhelmed with pity and sorrow.