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Bhagavad Gita 1.26 — Tatrapashyat Sthitan Parthah in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During study of the first chapter of the Gita, in quiet morning reflection·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 26
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 26 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the first chapter, Arjuna Vishada Yoga, after asking Krishna to draw the chariot between the armies, Arjuna gazes upon the assembled forces. Sanjaya narrates to Dhritarashtra how Arjuna beheld his own fathers, teachers, kinsmen and friends ranged on both sides — the sight that gives rise to the grief leading into Krishna's teaching.

✦ As told in scripture

Sages observe that Arjuna's compassion for his kinsmen, though it overwhelmed him, was the very tenderness of heart that made him a fit vessel for the Gita — for the Lord chose to reveal His highest wisdom to one whose heart could feel so deeply.

The Mantra

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𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍃़𑌨𑌥 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍। 𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍃़𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌖𑍀𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾॥

tatrāpaśhyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝīn atha pitāmahān āchāryān mātulān bhrātṝīn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā śhvaśhurān suhṛidaśh chaiva senayor ubhayor api

Meaning:There Arjuna saw, stationed in both armies, his fathers and grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, as well as fathers-in-law and well-wishers.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰🔊tatrathere; in both armies
𑌅𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍🔊apaśhyatsaw
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊sthitānstationed; standing
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃🔊pārthaḥArjuna, son of Pritha
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍃़𑌨𑍍🔊pitṝīnfathers (and paternal elders)
𑌅𑌥🔊athathereafter; also
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊pitāmahāngrandfathers
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊āchāryānteachers
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊mātulānmaternal uncles
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍃़𑌨𑍍🔊bhrātṝīnbrothers
𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊putrānsons
𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊pautrāngrandsons
𑌸𑌖𑍀𑌨𑍍🔊sakhīnfriends
𑌤𑌥𑌾🔊tathāalso
𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊śhvaśhurānfathers-in-law
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌃🔊suhṛidaḥwell-wishers
𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌉𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌃🔊senayoḥ ubhayoḥin both the armies

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 1.26 — Tatrapashyat Sthitan Parthah

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Reveals the human cost of conflict that lies behind the Gita's teaching

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Awakens compassion and reflection on attachment to kith and kin

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Reminds the seeker how relationships can cloud clear discernment of duty

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Sets the emotional stage for Krishna's teaching on the eternal Self

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Encourages contemplation on rising above sorrow born of attachment

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Deepens understanding of why Arjuna's despondency (vishada) arose

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 1.26 — Tatrapashyat Sthitan Parthah

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Best TimeDuring study of the first chapter of the Gita, in quiet morning reflection

Recite this verse while studying Chapter 1, picturing Arjuna scanning the two armies and recognising his own loved ones on both sides. Reflect on how attachment to relationships can disturb the mind and obscure one's sense of duty. Let the verse prepare you, alongside the verses that follow, for Krishna's teaching that lifts the soul beyond grief into the wisdom of the eternal Self.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 1.26 — Tatrapashyat Sthitan Parthah written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
With his chariot placed between the armies, Arjuna sees his own relatives and loved ones stationed on both sides — fathers and grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, fathers-in-law and well-wishers, all ready for battle.
Seeing his beloved kinsmen arrayed for mutual destruction triggers Arjuna's overwhelming grief and moral confusion. This despondency is the very reason Krishna delivers the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, making this verse a crucial turning point.
It shows how attachment to relationships can cloud our judgment and shake our resolve. The Gita uses Arjuna's predicament to teach detachment, equanimity and the knowledge of the eternal Self that lies beyond all bodily relationships.

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