Bhagavad Gita BG 1.27
Chapter 1, Verse 27 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि । तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान् ॥ २७ ॥
śvaśurān suhṛdaś caiva senayor ubhayor api tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān
Meaning
Fathers-in-law and dear friends too — in both armies — seeing all these kinsmen standing there, Arjuna, son of Kunti, was overcome.
Understanding
Even fathers-in-law (śvaśurān) and close friends (suhṛdaḥ) are present — in both armies. The phrase 'senayor ubhayor api' (in both armies) is crucial: Arjuna has loved ones on his own side too. He faces not just the grief of killing opponents but the knowledge that everyone he loves is at risk. 'Kaunteyaḥ' (son of Kunti) again emphasises his human, family-rooted identity.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| श्वशुरान् | śvaśurān | fathers-in-law |
| सुहृदः | suhṛdaḥ | dear friends / well-wishers |
| सेनयोः उभयोः | senayor ubhayoḥ | in both armies |
| कौन्तेयः | kaunteyaḥ | son of Kunti (Arjuna) |
| बन्धून् | bandhūn | kinsmen / relatives / those bound to him |
| च एव | caiva | and also / and even |
| अपि | api | also / too / even (in both armies) |
| तान् | tān | those / them (kinsmen) |
| समीक्ष्य | samīkṣya | having surveyed / having looked upon |
| सः | saḥ | he (Arjuna) |
| सर्वान् | sarvān | all (of them) |
| अवस्थितान् | avasthitān | standing / positioned there |