Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“Sanjaya said: Having thus spoken on the battlefield, Arjuna cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.”
Sanskrit
सञ्जय उवाच | एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् | विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ||
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ
Commentary
This final verse of chapter one shows Arjuna at his lowest point - completely paralyzed by grief. By putting down his weapons, he symbolically surrenders to his confusion. This moment of complete vulnerability becomes the catalyst for Krishna's divine teachings.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma