Bhagavad Gita 2.1
Chapter 2, verse 1 · saṃjaya uvāca
Meaning
Sañjaya tells the king: Arjuna was overcome by pity, his eyes brimming with tears and unable to focus, sinking into despair. Seeing him like that, Madhusūdana, Krishna, spoke to him.
The Sanskrit
तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् ।
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥ १ ॥
taṃ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśrupūrṇākulekṣaṇam
viṣīdantam idaṃ vākyam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ
Say it
tum tuh-thaa kri-puh-yaa-vish-tum uh-shroo-poor-naa-koo-lay-kshuh-num
vi-shee-dun-tum i-dum vaak-yum oo-vaa-chuh muh-dhoo-soo-duh-nuh
Word by word
- tam tathā
- him, in that state
- kṛpayā āviṣṭam
- overwhelmed / possessed by pity
- aśru-pūrṇa-ākula-īkṣaṇam
- eyes filled with tears and confused
- viṣīdantam
- desponding / sinking
- idam vākyam
- these words
- uvāca
- spoke
- madhusūdanaḥ
- Madhusūdana (Krishna, slayer of the demon Madhu)
Read it in context: verses 2.1–4Krishna speaks: stand upWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Name the collapse, then name the real obstacle
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.1 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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