Chapter 1

अर्जुनविषादयोग

Arjuna Vishada Yoga

The Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency

Arjuna surveys the battlefield and is overwhelmed with grief and moral confusion upon seeing his relatives, teachers, and friends arrayed against him.

1.1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |

Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, eager to fight, what did my sons and the sons…

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सञ्जय उवाच |

Sanjaya said: Having seen the army of the Pandavas arrayed in battle formation, King Duryodhana then approached his teac…

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पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् |

Behold, O teacher, this mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed in battle formation by your wise disciple, the son of …