| s|jy uvac | s|jy nE kha | Sanjaya said |
| tm¯ | us kE p#¢t | to him |
| tTa | p¥vaI³ p#kar sE | thus |
| k]pya | kâNa krkE | with pity |
| Aa¢v¾m¯ | ÛyaçO | overcome |
| A½¤p¥NI Aakl iIXNm¯ | Aa|s¤AaE| sE p¥NI tTa Ûyakl nEæOaE|valE | with eyes filled with tears and agitated |
| ¢vx£dÓtm¯ | SaEky¤³ | despondent |
| idm¯ | yh | this |
| vaÀym¯ | vcn | speech |
| uvac | kha | spoke |
| mD¤s¥dn: | Bgvan mD¤s¥dn nE | Madhusudana |
| ½£Bgvan uvac | ½£ Bgvan nE kha | Sri Bhagavan said |
| kt: | ¢ks hEt¤ sE | whence |
| Ïva | t¤mkaE | upon you |
| kÜmlm¯ | AåOan | dejection |
| idm¯ | yh | this |
| ¢vxmE | ¢vxmÞTl mE| | in perilous crisis |
| sm¤p¢ÞTtm¯ | p#açO h^Aa | comes |
| AnayIj¤¾m¯ | ½E¿ p¤âxaE| sE AacrN n ¢kya gya | unworthy |
| AÞvÂyIm¯ | n ÞvgI kaE dEnEvala | heaven excluding |
| Ak£¢tIkrm¯ | n k£¢tI kaE dEnEvala | dishonour |
| Aj¤In | hE Aj¤In | O Arjuna |
| ²WÖym¯ | np¤|skta kaE | impotence |
| ma Þm gm: | mt p#açO haE | do not get |
| paTI | hE Aj¤In | O Partha |
| n | nh£| | not |
| ett¯ | yh | this |
| Ïv¢y | tErE mE| | in you |
| uppïtE | yaEÂy hW | is fitting |
| X¤d#m¯ | t¤ÅC | mean |
| ¶dydaWrbÚym¯ | ¶dy k£ Ѥrblta kaE | weakness of heart |
| Ïy³va | Ïyag kr | having abandoned |
| u¢äO¿ | uZaE | arise |
| pr|tp | hE pr|tp | O scorcher of foes |
| Aj¤In uvac | Aj¤In nE kha | Arjuna said |
| kTm¯ | ¢ks p#kar | how |
| B£Ýmm¯ | B£Ým ¢ptamh | Bhishma |
| Ahm¯ | mW| | I |
| s|ÁyE | y¤ÑG mE| | in battle |
| d#aENm¯ | d#aENacayI kE | Drona |
| c | AaWr | and |
| mD¤s¥dn | hE mD¤s¥dn | O Madhusudana |
| ix¤¢B: | baNaE| sE | with arrows |
| p#¢tyaEÏÞya¢m | p#¢t y¤ÑG kã|ga | shall fight |
| p¥jahaI | p¥jn£y hW| | worthy to be worshipped |
| A¢rs¥dn | hE A¢rs¥dn | O destroyer of foes |
| g¤ãn¯ | g¤âjnaE| kaE | the teachers |
| AhÏva | n markr | instead of slaying |
| ¢h | kyaE|¢k | indeed |
| mhan¤Bavan¯ | mhan¤Bav | most noble |
| ½Ey: | kÚyaNkark | better |
| BaE³m¯ | BaEgna | to eat |
| BWßym¯ | ¢BXa ka A° | alms |
| A¢p | B£ | even |
| ih | is | here |
| laEkE | laEk mE| | in this world |
| hÏva | markr | having slain |
| ATIkaman¯ | ATI AaWr kamãp | wealth and desires |
| t¤ | taE | indeed |
| g¤ãn¯ | g¥âjnaE| kaE | teachers |
| ih | yha| | here |
| ev | h£ | also |
| B¤¸£y | BaEg¥|ga | enjoy |
| BaEgan¯ | BaEgaE| kaE | enjoyments |
| â¢Drp#¢dÂDan¯ | K¥n sE snE h^e | stained with blood |
| n | nh£| | not |
| c | AaWr | and |
| ett¯ | yh | this |
| ¢vî: | jantE | we know |
| ktrt¯ | Àya | which |
| n: | hmarE ¢le | for us |
| gr£y: | ½E¿ | better |
| yt¯ | ¢k | that |
| va | ATva | or |
| jyEm | hm j£tEgE| | we should conquer |
| y¢d | y¢d | if |
| va | ya | or |
| n: | hm kaE | us |
| jyEy¤: | vE j£tEgE| | they should conquer |
| yan¯ | ¢jnkaE | whom |
| ev | h£ | even |
| hÏva | markr | having slain |
| n | nh£| | not |
| ¢jj£¢vxam: | j£na cahtE | we wish to live |
| tE | vE | those |
| Av¢ÞTta: | KfE| hW| | are standing |
| p#m¤KE | hmarE samnE | in face |
| DatIra¾®a: | D¦tra¾® kE p¤æO | sons of Dhrtarashtra |
| kapIÎy daEx uphtÞvBav: | kayrtaãp daEx sE AaÅCa¢dt ÞvBavvala | with my being overtaken by weakness |
| p¦ÅCa¢m | p¥Cta h\| | I ask |
| Ïvam¯ | AapkaE | you |
| DmIs|m¥FcEta: | DmI kE ¢vxy mE maE¢ht¢cäO h^Aa | with a mind in confusion about duty |
| yt¯ | jaE | which |
| ½Ey: | AÅCa | good |
| Þyat¯ | haE | may be |
| ¢n¢àtm¯ | ¢này ¢kya h^Aa | decisively |
| b#¥¢h | k¢hyE | tell me |
| tt¯ | vh | that |
| mE | mErE ¢le | for me |
| ¢SÝy: | ¢SÝy h\| | disciple |
| tE | Aapka | your |
| Ahm¯ | mW| | I |
| Sa¢D | ¢SXa d£¢jyE | teach |
| mam¯ | m¤JE | me |
| Ïvam¯ | AapkE | in you |
| p#p°m¯ | SrN h^e | taken refuge |
| n ¢h | nh£| | not |
| p#pÜya¢m | dEKta h\| | I see |
| mm | mEr£ | my |
| Apn¤ïat¯ | Ñ¥r kr skE | dispel |
| yt¯ | jaE ¢k | that |
| SaEkm¯ | Ѥ:K kaE | grief |
| uÅCaExNm¯ | s¤KanvalE | numbing |
| i¢Ód#yaNam¯ | i¢Ód#yaE| kE | of my senses |
| AvaÔy | p#açO kr | having obtained |
| B¥maW | B¥m£ mE| | in the earth |
| AspÏnm¯ | ¢nÝkÎzk | unrivalled |
| §Ñ¯Dm¯ | DnDaÓy s|p° | prosperous |
| raÇym¯ | raÇy kaE | dominion |
| s¤raNam¯ | dEvtaAaE| kE | over the gods |
| A¢p | B£ | even |
| c | AaWr | and |
| Aa¢DpÏym¯ | p#B¤säOa | lordhip |
| s|jy uvac | s|jy nE kha | Sanjaya said |
| evm¯ | is p#kar | thus |
| uÀÏva | khkr | having spoken |
| ¶x£kESm¯ | ½£k]ÝN kE p#¢t | to Hrsikesa |
| g¤fakES: | ¢nd#a kaE j£tnEvAla Aj¤In | Gudakesa |
| pr|tp | hE rajn¯ | destroyer of foes |
| n yaEÏÞyE | y¤ÑG nh£| kã|ga | I will not fight |
| i¢t | eEsE | thus |
| gaE¢vÓdm¯ | ½£ gaE¢vÓd kaE | to Govinda |
| uÀÏva | khkr | having said |
| t¥ÝN£m¯ | c¤p | silent |
| bB¥v h | haE gya | became |
| tm¯ | us | to him |
| uvac | kha | spoke |
| ¶x£kES: | ¶x£kES | Hrsikesa |
| p#hsn¯ | h|stE h^e | smiling |
| iv | sE | as it were |
| Bart | hE Brtv|S£ D¦tra¾® | O Bharata |
| sEnyaE: | sEnaAaE| kE | of the armies |
| uByaE: | daEnaE| | of both |
| mÒyE | b£c mE| | in the middle |
| ¢vx£dÓtm¯ | SaEky¤³ Aj¤In kaE | despondent |
| idm¯ | yh | these |
| vc: | vcn | words |