Bhagavad Gita 1.29 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I’m shaking. My bow is slipping from my hand.”
What it means
“My body is trembling, my hair stands on end, my bow is slipping from my hand and my skin is burning.”
The original Sanskrit
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṃ ca pariśuṣyati vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate
Translations
Literal translation
And there is trembling in my body, and there is horripillation; the Gandiva (bow) slips from the hand and even the skin burns intensely.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
।।1.28 1.29।।अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे कृष्ण ! युद्ध की इच्छा रखकर उपस्थित हुए इन स्वजनों को देखकर मेरे अंग शिथिल हुये जाते हैं, मुख भी सूख रहा है और मेरे शरी र में कम्प तथा रोमांच हो रहा है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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