Gita/Chapter 1/Verse 31
Arjuna's Grief · 1.31

Omens: Courage in Confusion

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे॥ १.३१ ॥
nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
Translation

The omens are unfavorable; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 1.31 through stronger key ideas from the verse: omens, i see, misfortune. In the context of Courage in Confusion, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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