VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 1.30
The Gandiva bow slips from Arjuna's hand and his mind begins to reel.
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।
न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः॥
gāṇḍīvaṃ sraṃsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate
na ca śaknomy avasthātuṃ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ
Translation
Gandiva slips from my hand and my skin burns all over. I cannot stand steady, and my mind seems to be whirling.
Hindi
गाण्डीव मेरे हाथ से फिसल रहा है और मेरी त्वचा जल रही है। मैं खड़ा नहीं रह पा रहा हूँ और मेरा मन मानो घूम रहा है।
Commentary
Gandiva is the divine bow given to Arjuna by Agni, and it has never failed him. Its slipping from his grasp is the clearest sign that his resolve has gone. The mind that "whirls" is the central problem of the next seventeen chapters. His doubts become explicit in 1.31.
