Bhagavad Gita 2.1 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna is crying. Krishna starts to talk to him.
What it means
Arjuna sits in tears, overwhelmed. Krishna begins to speak to him.
The original Sanskrit
सञ्जय उवाच । तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् । विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥
sañjaya uvāca taṃ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭamaśrupūrṇākulekṣaṇam viṣīdantamidaṃ vākyamuvāca madhusūdanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Sanjaya said: To him who had been thus filled with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and showed distress, and who was sorrowing, Madhusudana uttered these words:
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
संजय ने कहा -- इस प्रकार करुणा और विषाद से अभिभूत, अश्रुपूरित नेत्रों वाले आकुल अर्जुन से मधुसूदन ने यह वाक्य कहा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.2Krishna says: “Where has this weakness come from, at a moment like this? It isn't worthy of you. It won't bring you peace, and it won't bring you honour.”