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Chapter I (28 - 47)

\ अर्जुन उवाच - दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ॥ २८ ॥ सीदन्ति ममगात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥ २९ ॥   गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते । न च शनोम्यवस्थातु भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ॥ ३० ॥ Arjuna said: Oh Krishna! Seeing these my kinsmen gathered here eager to fight, my limbs fail me, and my mouth is parched up.  I shiver all over, and my hair stands on end.  My bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns.  Neither can I stand upright.  My mind is in a whirl. (I – 28, 29, 30) Valorous Arjuna, Arjuna with a strong, well built body, the best archer Arjuna, Arjuna the master of greatest warfare skills says he is unable to stand upright.  He says he is unable to grip the Gandeeva, which has been part of his physical self all these years.  His body is trembling under exhaustion and Mouth dried up.  What could be the reason for such a dramat...