Bhagavad Geeta 1.28
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्। दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
arjuna uvācha dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
Meaning
When facing difficult decisions affecting people you care about, acknowledge your emotional resistance—it's human. Then separate feelings from duty to act wisely.
Translation
Arjuna said, "O Krsna, seeing these relatives and friends who have assembled here with the intention of fighting, my limbs become languid and my mouth becomes completely dry."
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: