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Bhagavad Gītā 1.28, word by word
BG 1.28
अर्जुन उवाच कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्। दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्
arjuna uvācha dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
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In English
And his heart melted with pity, and sadly he spoke: "O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle,
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, seeing my kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight,
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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