[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.30 · spoken by Arjun ]
First his body failed. Then his mind. What does the greatest warrior see now?
First the body broke. Now the mind. Arjun cannot stand. His thoughts are spinning. And everywhere he looks, he sees only omens of destruction.
SANSKRIT
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते । न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ॥१-३०॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“When the mind stops seeing strategy and starts seeing consequences — that's when the real question begins.”
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