Chapter 1 · Verse 29
Arjuna's Dilemma
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति। वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate
Word Meanings
sīdanti — quivering; mama — my; gātrāṇi — limbs; mukham — mouth; cha — and; pariśhuṣhyati — is drying up vepathuḥ—shuddering; cha — and; śharīre — on the body; me — my; roma-harṣhaḥ — standing of bodily hair on end; cha — also; jāyate — is happening
Translation
My limbs grow weak, my mouth is parching, my body trembles, and my hair stands on end.