Bhagavad Gita 1.47
Chapter 1, verse 47 · sañjaya uvāca
Meaning
Sañjaya says: having spoken like this in the middle of the battlefield, Arjuna laid aside his bow and arrows and sank down onto the seat of his chariot, his mind overwhelmed by grief.
The Sanskrit
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः सङ्ख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ।
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥ ४७ ॥
evam uktvārjunaḥ saṃkhye rathopastha upāviśat
visṛjya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ śokasaṃvignamānasaḥ
Say it
ay-vum ook-tvaar-joo-nuh sung-khyay ruh-tho-pus-thuh oo-paa-vi-shut
vi-srij-yuh suh-shuh-rum chaa-pum sho-kuh-sum-vig-nuh-maa-nuh-suh
Word by word
- evam uktvā
- having spoken thus
- arjunaḥ
- Arjuna
- saṃkhye
- on the field of battle
- ratha-upasthe
- on the seat of the chariot
- upāviśat
- sat down
- visṛjya
- laying aside
- sa-śaram cāpam
- his bow along with its arrows
- śoka-saṃvigna-mānasaḥ
- his mind shaken by grief
Read it in context: verses 1.45–47The bow is set downWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: When the argument ends in sitting down
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.47 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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