Word meanings
- nimittāni
- omens
- ca
- and
- paśyāmi
- I see
- viparītāni
- misfortune
- keśava
- Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi demon
- na
- not
- ca
- also
- śreyaḥ
- good
- anupaśyāmi
- I foresee
- hatvā
- from killing
- sva-janam
- kinsmen
- āhave
- in battle
Translations
And I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.
The omens are unfavorable; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?
Besides, I do not see any good to be derived from killing my own people in battle. O Krsna, I do not hanker after victory, nor even a kingdom, nor pleasures.
हे केशव! मैं लक्षणों - (शकुनों) को भी विपरीत देख रहा हूँ और युद्ध में स्वजनोंको मारकर श्रेय (लाभ) भी नहीं देख रहा हूँ।Commentary
Kesava means he who has fine or luxuriant hair.