अर्जुन उवाच दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् |
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ||28||
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ||28||
Arjuna said: O Krishna, seeing my own kinsmen standing ready to fight, my limbs weaken, my mouth dries up, and my body trembles.
- Svajanam: One’s own people.
- Sidanti: Becoming weak or faint.
- Parishushyati: Drying up or parched.
Arjuna begins expressing his physical reactions to the emotional stress he is experiencing. The sight of his relatives ready to kill each other causes him to feel weak, shaky, and paralyzed by fear. This verse conveys the depth of Arjuna’s inner crisis, where his body reacts to the mental conflict he faces.
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