Seeing this concourse of kins of mine,
Hither and yon, arrayed in a battle line,
My limbs begin to give way,
My mouth is parched in dismay,
Shivers run through my flesh in fright,
All my hair seems to stand upright. ||1.28 and 1.29 ||
On seeing the warriors on both the sides— friends and brothers, respected elders, and venerated gurus, Arjun, the man-stay of battles on Pandu’s side, is overcome with despair. This is what he tells Krishna, transliteration is given as under:
draśhţvā imam sva-janam kŗśhņa yuyutsum sam upasthitam ||
sīdanti mama gātrāņi mukham cha pari-shuśhyati|
vepathuh cha sharīre me roma-harśhah cha jāyate || 1,28 & 1.29 ||
draśhţvā:on seeing; imam:these; svajanam: one’s own people, kinsmen; yuyutsum: eager to engage in fight; sama-upasthitam: arrayed, gathered together; sīdanti: (are)giving way, becoming numb, sinking; mama: my; gātrāņi: limbs; mukham cha:mouth too; parishuśhyati: is feeling parched, has gone dry; vepathuh cha: and shivers, trembles, trepidations; sharīre me:through my body; roma-harshhah cha jāyate: and hair are standing upright (in fear/excitement) .
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