gāṇḍīvaṃ sraṃsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate
na ca śaknomy avasthātuṃ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ
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hastāt (from the hand) gāṇḍīvaṁ (the Gāṇḍīva bow) sraṁsate (it falls down),
tvak ca (and the skin) paridahyate eva (is certainly burned),
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aham]
ca (and I) avasthātuṁ (to stand) na śaknomi (I am not able),
me (my) manaḥ (mind) bhramati iva (as if it roams),
| gāṇḍīvam |
– |
gāṇḍīva 2n.1 n. – a bow, a bow of Arjuna (from: gaṇḍi – trunk of a tree); |
| sraṁsate |
– |
√sraṁs (to fall, to slip off) Praes. Ā 1v.1 – it falls down; |
| hastāt |
– |
hasta 5n.1 m. – from the hand; |
| tvak |
– |
tvac 1n.1 f. – the skin; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| eva |
– |
av. – certainly, just, merely; |
| paridahyate |
– |
pari-√dah (to burn) Praes. pass. 1v.1 – is burned; |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| śaknomi |
– |
√śak (to be able to) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am able; |
| avasthātum |
– |
ava-√sthā (to stand) inf. – to stand; |
| bhramati |
– |
√bhram (to roam) Praes. P 1v.1 – it roams; |
| iva |
– |
av. – like, in the same manner as, almost, exactly; |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| me |
– |
asmat sn. 6n.1 – my (shortened form of: mama); |
| manaḥ |
– |
manas 1n.1 n. – the mind (from: √man – to think); |
gāṇḍīvaṃ → gāṃḍivaṃ (a bow);
sraṁsate → śraṁsate (it falls down);
paridahyate → paridahyati (it burns);
no commentary up to the verse BhG 2.10
no commentary up to the verse BhG 1.47
no commentary up to the verse BhG 2.11
api ca na śaknomīty ādi | viparītāni nimittāni aniṣṭa-sūcakāni śakunāni paśyāmi
viparītāni nimittāni dhana-nimittako ‚yam atra me vāsa itivan nimitta-śabdo ‚yaṃ prayojana-vācī | tataś ca yuddhe vijayino mama rājya-lābhāt sukhaṃ na bhaviṣyati, kintu tad-viparītam anutāpa-duḥkham eva bhāvīty arthaḥ
api ceti avasthātuṃ sthiro bhavituṃ mano bhramtīva ceti daurbalya-mūrcchayor udayaḥ | nimittāni phalāny atra yuddhe viparītāni paśyāmi | vijayino me rājya-prāptir ānando na bhaviṣyati kintu tad-viparīto ‚nutāpa eva bhāvīti | nimitta-śabdaḥ phala-vācī kasmai nimittāyātra vasasi ity ādau tathā pratīteḥ
