VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 1.28
Overcome by compassion, Arjuna begins to speak his grief aloud.
कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।
दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्॥
kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdann idam abravīt
dṛṣṭvemaṃ sva-janaṃ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṃ samupasthitam
Translation
Overcome by deep compassion and sinking in sorrow, he said: "Seeing my own people, Krishna, standing here eager to fight..."
Hindi
गहरी करुणा से भरकर और विषाद में डूबते हुए उसने कहा: "हे कृष्ण, युद्ध की इच्छा से सामने खड़े इन स्वजनों को देखकर..."
Commentary
Here is the word that names the whole chapter: vishada, sorrow or collapse. It begins as kripa, compassion, and sinks into despair. Arjuna's grief is real and born of love, which is why Krishna does not dismiss it. Its physical signs are described in 1.29.
