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Verse 1.30

Speaker: Arjuna

Sanskrit

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः | निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव ||३०||

Transliteration (IAST)

na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ | nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava ||30||

Word-by-Word Meanings

शक्नोमि-I am able
अवस्थातुम्-to stand
भ्रमति-is reeling
मनः-mind
निमित्तानि-omens
विपरीतानि-adverse/inauspicious
केशव-O Krishna

Translation

I am unable to stand, my mind seems to reel, and I see adverse omens, O Keshava.

Commentary

Arjuna's inability to stand represents the collapse of his entire worldview. The 'adverse omens' he perceives reflect his psychological state projected onto the external world. His reeling mind foreshadows the need for the mental discipline Krishna will teach.

Themes

dharmasurrender

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