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Bhagavad Gita 1.26

Arjuna sees his elders, teachers, brothers, sons and friends standing across the battlefield.

तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान्।
आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातॄन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा॥

tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān
ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn putrān pautrān sakhīṃs tathā

Translation

There Partha saw, standing in both armies, fathers and grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends.

Hindi

वहाँ पार्थ ने खड़े हुए पितरों समान बड़ों, पितामहों, आचार्यों, मामाओं, भाइयों, पुत्रों, पौत्रों और मित्रों को देखा।

Commentary

This is the moment the Gita turns. The list is a map of Arjuna's whole life: elders who raised him, teachers who trained him, cousins who played beside him. Every category is a relationship, and not a single one is an enemy. The list continues in 1.27.

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