Bhagavad Gita · 2.1
॥
Devanāgarī
सञ्जय उवाच ।
तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् ।
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sañjaya uvāca |
taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśrupūrṇākulekṣaṇam |
viṣīdantam idaṁ vākyam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सञ्जयः उवाचsañjayaḥ uvācaSañjaya said.
तम्tamto him (Arjuna).
तथाtathāthus, in this way.
कृपया आविष्टम्kṛpayā āviṣṭamovercome with compassion.
अश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्aśru-pūrṇa-ākula-īkṣaṇamthe one whose eyes (īkṣaṇam) were full (pūrṇa) of tears (aśru) and clouded (ākula).
विषीदन्तम्viṣīdantamgrieving, sunk in dejection.
इदम्idamthis, the following.
वाक्यम्vākyamwords, speech.
उवाचuvācasaid.
मधुसूदनःmadhusūdanaḥMadhusūdana (Krishna, the slayer of the demon Madhu).
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Then Madhusūdana [Krishna] spoke these words to Arjuna, who was so overcome with compassion and grief, his eyes filled with tears and clouded with sorrow.”
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