Sanjaya said: To Arjuna, overcome by pity, his eyes full of tears and clouded with grief, Madhusudana spoke these words.
— Sanjaya
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.1
Hindi · हिन्दी
संजय बोले वैसी कायरता से आविष्ट उन अर्जुन के प्रति, जो कि विषाद कर रहे हैं और आँसुओं के कारण जिनके नेत्रों की देखने की शक्ति अवरुद्ध हो रही है, भगवान् मधुसूदन ये आगे कहे जानेवाले वचन बोले ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
सञ्जय उवाचSanjaya saidतम्to himतथाthusकृपयाby pityआविष्टम्overcomeअश्रु-पूर्ण-आकुल-ईक्षणम्with eyes full of tears and troubledविषीदन्तम्grievingइदम्thisवाक्यम्speechउवाचspokeमधुसूदनःMadhusudana
Read literallySanjaya said · to him · thus · by pity · overcome · with eyes full of tears and troubled · grieving · this · speech · spoke · Madhusudana
Understanding the verse
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It frames the teaching as a response to collapse, not abstract theory.
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In plain words
What this verse means
Sanjaya describes Arjuna in tears and grief as Krishna begins to speak to him.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has broken down before the fight begins. Sanjaya describes his tear-filled, confused state just before Krishna answers him. This verse sets the emotional scene for the teaching that follows.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You sit in your car after a brutal phone call, unable to start the engine. Before any advice can help, the mind first has to be seen in its breaking point.
The takeaway
“Even the deepest collapse can become the starting point of guidance.”
Sanjaya describes Arjuna in tears and grief as Krishna begins to speak to him.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.1?
Sanjaya speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.1?
Verse 1 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.1 matter today?
You sit in your car after a brutal phone call, unable to start the engine. Before any advice can help, the mind first has to be seen in its breaking point.
It frames the teaching as a response to collapse, not abstract theory.
What this verse means
Sanjaya describes Arjuna in tears and grief as Krishna begins to speak to him.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has broken down before the fight begins. Sanjaya describes his tear-filled, confused state just before Krishna answers him. This verse sets the emotional scene for the teaching that follows.
Why this verse still matters
You sit in your car after a brutal phone call, unable to start the engine. Before any advice can help, the mind first has to be seen in its breaking point.
“Even the deepest collapse can become the starting point of guidance.”
Explore related themes: kurukshetra (95 verses), arjuna (52 verses), krishna (31 verses)