Word meanings
- sañjayaḥ uvāca
- Sanjay said
- evam uktvā
- speaking thus
- arjunaḥ
- Arjun
- saṅkhye
- in the battlefield
- ratha upasthe
- on the chariot
- upāviśat
- sat
- visṛjya
- casting aside
- sa-śaram
- along with arrows
- cāpam
- the bow
- śoka
- with grief
- saṃvigna
- distressed
- mānasaḥ
- mind
Translations
Sanjaya said, Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield, Arjuna cast away his bow and arrow and, his mind overwhelmed with sorrow, sat down on the seat of the chariot.
Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, Arjuna sank into the seat of his chariot, discarding his bow and arrow, overwhelmed with grief in the midst of the armies."
Sanjaya narrated: Having said so, Arjuna, with a mind afflicted by sorrow, sat down on the chariot in the midst of the battle, casting aside his bow along with the arrows.
संजय बोले - ऐसा कहकर शोकाकुल मनवाले अर्जुन बाणसहित धनुष का त्याग करके युद्धभूमि में रथके मध्यभाग में बैठ गये।