Bhagavad Gita 1.31
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava | na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave ||1.31||
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- निमित्तानि
- omens
- च
- and
- पश्यामि
- I see
- विपरीतानि
- unfavorable/adverse
- केशव
- O Keshava (Krishna)
- न
- not
- च
- and
- श्रेयः
- good/benefit
- अनुपश्यामि
- I foresee
- हत्वा
- having killed
- स्वजनम्
- one's own kinsmen
- आहवे
- in battle
Commentary
I see adverse omens; and I do not perceive any good (to accrue) after killing (my) kinsmen in the battle.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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निमित्तानि
च
पश्यामि
विपरीतानि
केशव
न
च
श्रेयः
अनुपश्यामि
हत्वा
स्वजनम्
आहवे
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