Bhagavad Gita 1.31
Arjuna Vishada Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव | न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ||१-३१||
Transliteration
nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava . na ca śreyo.anupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave ||1-31||
And I see adverse omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in killing my kinsmen in battle.
Word by Word
निमित्तानि omens, च and, पश्यामि I see, विपरीतानि adverse, केशव O Kesava, न not, च and, श्रेयः good, अनुपश्यामि (I) see, हत्वा killing, स्वजनम् our peope, आहवे in battle
Classical Commentary
Kesava means he who has fine or luxuriant hair.