Bhagavad Gita 1.31
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।
nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nimittāni | nimittāni | omens |
| cha | cha | and |
| paśhyāmi | paśhyāmi | I see |
| viparītāni | viparītāni | misfortune |
| keśhava | keśhava | Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi demon |
| na | na | not |
| cha | cha | also |
| śhreyaḥ | śhreyaḥ | good |
| anupaśhyāmi | anupaśhyāmi | I foresee |
| hatvā | hatvā | from killing |
| sva-janam | sva-janam | kinsmen |
| āhave | āhave | in battle |
And I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.
हे केशव ! मैं शकुनों को भी विपरीत ही देख रहा हूँ और युद्ध में (आहवे) अपने स्वजनों को मारकर कोई कल्याण भी नहीं देखता हूँ।