Monday, October 5, 2020

Chapter1 Verse - 34

 



Verse – 34

आचार्या: पितर: पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहा: |


मातुला: श्वशुरा: पौत्रा: श्याला: सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ॥३४॥

Transliteration:

AcAryAH pitaraH putrastathaiva ca pitAmahAH .

mAtulAH svashurAH pautrAH syAlAH sambandhinastathA ..34..


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Word by word meaning

आचार्या: - Teachers; पितर: - fathers; पुत्राः – sons; तथा – also; एव – only; च – and; पितामहा: - grand-fathers;मातुला: - uncles; श्वशुरा: - father-in-laws; पौत्रा: - grand-sons; श्याला: - brothers-in-law; सम्बन्धिन: - kinsmen; तथा - then

Meaning :

(Here are ) Teachers, fathers, sons,grand-fathers,uncles,father-in-laws, grand-sons, brother-in-laws, kinsmen ( staking their lives)

Significance:

Arjuna, on having a sight of the innumerous warriors in both the sides of the armies. Again in this verse, Arjuna lists the relatives who has taken both the sides , staking their lives and wealth. He repeats this again , as he does not want to attack any of his relatives. His repetition indicates that , he is in need of a solution favouring his present mindset , from Krishna.


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