Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self: Verse 2
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् ।
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ॥
śrī bhagavān-uvāca kutas-tvā kaśmalam-idaṃ viṣame samupasthitam
anāryajuṣṭam-asvargyam-akīrti-karam-arjuna – 2.2
Lord Krishna said: From where has this unmanliness
befallen you, Arjuna, in this critical hour? Neither is
it honoured by the wise, nor does it lead to heaven.
It only brings disrepute.
Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yoga – Yoga of Contemplation on Self - Verse 2
Ma Gurupriya
Here is the grand beginning of Bhagavad Gita, the exemplary war dialogue. How well Krishna uses the war language and diction to address Arjuna’s plight!
Krishna pinpoints the irrelevance of Arjuna’s derogatory stand, calling it sheer unmanliness, inconsistent with where he is and what he has come there for!
With war cries raised and conches blown from both sides of the army, every fighter will be bubbling with war fervour to twang his bow and send arrows at the opponents fiercely. On such a momentous occasion, how could a war hero be given to this kind of imbecile eluctance?Warfield is for fighting alone, not for sympathy. None can honour, permit or condone Arjuna displaying mental adversity like this, says Krishna.
