Bhagavad Gita
· Arjuna Vishada Yoga 1
· Verse 28
Verified original
दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति
ദൃഷ്ട്വേമം സ്വജനം കൃഷ്ണ യുയുത്സും സമുപസ്ഥിതം
dṛṣṭvemaṁ svajanaṁ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati
English Translation
O Krishna, seeing my own kinsmen arrayed here, eager to fight, my limbs fail me and my mouth is parching.
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Explanation · English
Arjuna's breakdown begins physically — his body rebels before his mind does. "Sīdanti mama gātrāṇi" (my limbs are failing) and "mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati" (my mouth is drying up) are classic symptoms of extreme anxiety. The Gita acknowledges that spiritual crises manifest in the body first.