Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /309

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Arjuna's chariot, with its white horses

and firm wheels, shone like fire, emitting

a corona of rays. On that chariot the

reins of whose horses Krishna was holding,

was the monkey-bannered Arjuna with the

Gandiva bow and arrows in his hands.
 
BHISHMA PARVA
 

 
अथापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् ।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्याभ्रातृन्पुत्ररान्पौत्रान्सखखींस्तथा ।

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि ॥

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयो सर्वान्धन्धबन्धूनवस्थितान् ।

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषोषीदन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥
 

Then Arjuna saw there ( on the battle-

field) fathers, grandfathers, preceptors,

uncles, brothers, sons, grand-sons, fathers-

in-law and friends standing in both the

armies. Seeing all those kinsmen standing

(determined for fighting), Arjuna was

overtaken by great compassion and he said

(to Krishna, his charioteer) in sorrow :
 

 
'दृष्टेट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ।

सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ।