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Verse 1
Verse 1
सञ्जय उवाच । तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् । विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥
sañjaya uvācha taṁ tathā kṛipayāviṣhṭam aśhru-pūrṇākulekṣhaṇam viṣhīdantam idaṁ vākyam uvācha madhusūdanaḥ
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Sanjay said: To him who was thus overwhelmed with pity and despair, with eyes full of tears, Madhusudan (Krishna) spoke these words.
Verse 2
Verse 2
श्रीभगवानुवाच । कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् । अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha kutastvā kaśhmalamidaṁ viṣhame samupasthitam anārya-juṣhṭamaswargyam akīrti-karam arjuna
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The Supreme Lord said: Whence has this dejection come to you at this perilous hour? It is unworthy of a noble person, neither will it lead you to heaven, nor will it bring you glory, O Arjuna.
Verse 3
Verse 3
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप ॥
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayyupapadyate kṣhudraṁ hṛidaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣhṭha parantapa
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Yield not to this unmanliness, O Partha (Arjuna), for it does not befit you. Cast off this petty weakness of heart and arise, O scorcher of enemies!