Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1, verse 47
The closing image of Arjuna sitting down with his bow cast aside. It is the moment of crisis that the rest of the Gita answers.
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एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ।विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥
evamuktvārjunaḥ saṃkhye rathopastha upāviśat |visṛjya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ śokasaṃvignamānasaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: Having said this on the battlefield, Arjuna threw aside his bow and arrows and sat down in the chariot, his mind overwhelmed by sorrow.
संजय ने कहा: युद्धभूमि में ऐसा कहकर अर्जुन धनुष और बाण छोड़कर रथ में बैठ गए, उनका मन शोक से व्याकुल था।
संजय म्हणाला: रणभूमीवर असे बोलून अर्जुनाने धनुष्य आणि बाण टाकून दिले आणि तो रथात बसला, त्याचे मन शोकाने व्याकुळ झाले होते.
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एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ।विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥
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