gāṇḍīvaṁ straṁsate hastāt
tvak-chaiva paridahyate
na cha śaknomy- avasthātuṁ
bhramatīva cha me manaḥ
Meaning :
"The Bow slips from my hand and my skin burns all over. My mind is spinning and I can stand no longer."
Comment :
Through this Shloka, Arjuna expresses his inner feelings to Krishna. Arjuna has fallen into a deep dilemma out of his mercy towards all the kinsmen arrayed against him in war.
His Bow, Gandiva, started to slip from his hand, which is a bad sign for a Kshatriya like Arjuna, who has engaged in so many wars and has shown his excellence in it. His skin burns, mind spins or whirls and he is no longer able to stand perfectly.
These are all the feelings we also would feel during certain conditions/situations that we face in our life. For Arjuna also, its indifferent.
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