संजय उवाच-तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्‌ ।विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥
संजय उवाच-तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्‌ ।विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥

Chapter 2, Verse 1

सञ्जय उवाच

तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् |

विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदन: || 2.1||

sañjaya uvācha
taṁ tathā kṛipayāviṣhṭamaśhru pūrṇākulekṣhaṇam
viṣhīdantamidaṁ vākyam uvācha madhusūdanaḥ

भावार्थ:

संजय बोले- उस प्रकार करुणा से व्याप्त और आँसुओं से पूर्ण तथा व्याकुल नेत्रों वाले शोकयुक्त उस अर्जुन के प्रति भगवान मधुसूदन ने यह वचन कहा॥1॥

Translation

Sanjay said: Seeing Arjun overwhelmed with pity, his mind grief-stricken, and his eyes full of tears, Shree Krishna spoke the following words.

2.1 तम् to him? तथा thus? कृपया with pity? आविष्टम् overcome? अश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् with eyes filled with tears and agitated? विषीदन्तम् despondent? इदम् this? वाक्यम् speech? उवाच spoke? मघुसूदनः Madhusudana..

Explanation in English:

This verse marks the beginning of Chapter 2 – Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge).

Sanjaya (the narrator of the Gita, speaking to King Dhritarashtra) describes Arjuna’s mental and emotional state. Arjuna is deeply distressed and filled with sorrow, seeing his relatives, teachers, and friends arrayed on both sides of the battlefield. His eyes are brimming with tears, and he is paralysed by compassion and grief.

At this moment, Lord Krishna, referred to here as Madhusudana (the slayer of the demon Madhu, signifying the destroyer of evil or ignorance), begins to speak. What follows in the next verses is Krishna’s philosophical response that sets the foundation for the Gita’s teachings.

Next: Chapter 2, Verse 2

The Bhagawad Gita: Chapter 2

The Bhagawad Gita

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