BG 1.47
Having said these words, Arjuna cast aside his bow and arrow, and sat down in his chariot overcome with grief.
एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः
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sañjaya — Sanjaya
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uvācha — said
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evam — thus
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uktvārjunaḥ — Arjuna spoke
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saṅkhye — in the battlefield
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rathopastha — on the chariot
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upāviśhat — sat down
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visṛijya — casting aside
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sa-śharaṁ — along with arrows
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sa — with
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śharaṁ — arrows
शरं
A śara (शर) is an arrow or shaft
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chāpaṁ — the bow
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śhoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ — with a grieved and distressed mind
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śhoka — with grief
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saṁvigna — distressed
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mānasaḥ — mind
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