Chapter1 - Verse 30

 

Verse 30:

गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते |

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मन: || 30||

Transliteration:

gAndIvam samsrate hastAttvakccaiva paridahyate.

Na ca shaknomyavasthAtuM bhramatIva ca me manaH..30..

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Word-by-word meaning:

गाण्डीवं – GanDIvaM; स्रंसते – slips; हस्तात् – from my hand; तवक् -  skin; चैव – and also; परिदह्यते – burns; न – not; च -  and; शक्नोमि – possible; अवस्थातुं – to bear; भ्रमतीव – delude; च – and; मे – my; मन:- mind;

Meaning:

My GAndIva slips from my hand , am not able to bear the burning sensation of my skin , my mind is deluded.

Significance:

                               Bhagavad-Gita is a spiritual text which is also the most practical text, which comes to our rescue in our day-to-day life . Arjuna who is well known as a person who has conquered sleep, here experiences panic-attack. He intimates all symptoms of anxiety , including burning sensation of his skin, deluded mind . GAndIva which is his own bow, which he holds with pride is now slipping from his hands.