sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati |
vepathuśca śarīre me roma harṣaśca jāyate || 29 ||
Arjuna said:
O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen present here, eager for battle,
29. my limbs go weak, my mouth dries up, my body trembles and my hair stands on end.
gāṇḍīvaṁ sramsate hastāt tvak caiva pari-dahyate |
na ca śaknomy-avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ || 30 ||
30. The bow Gandiva slips from my hand and my skin is burning, I can stand no longer, my mind
seems to reel.
nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava |
na ca śreyo’nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanam āhave || 31 ||
31. I see inauspicious omens, O Krishna, I foresee no good in killing my own kinsmen in battle.
