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Chapter 1 · Verse 27

Arjuna Visada Yoga

अर्जुनविषादयोग

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि | तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान् ||१-२७||

śvaśurānsuhṛdaścaiva senayorubhayorapi . tānsamīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvānbandhūnavasthitān ||1-27||

In plain words

This asks you to feel the heavy emotional weight of facing conflict with those you love. It is easy to lose your way when your personal affections clash with your dharma, the sacred duty you must perform. Recognizing this painful conflict is the starting point for seeking deeper wisdom and finding the strength to do what is right.

Translation

1.27 Fathers-in-law and dear friends in both armies. When Arjuna saw all these kinsmen in array,

Meaning

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Word by word

श्वशुरान् fathersinlaw सुहृदः friends च and एव also सेनयोः in armies उभयोः (in) both अपि also तान् those समीक्ष्य having seen सः he कौन्तेयः Kaunteya सर्वान् all बन्धून् relatives अवस्थितान् standing (arrayed) कृपया by pity परया deep आविष्टः filled विषीदन् sorrowfully इदम् this अब्रवीत् said. No