Gita Verse 1.31

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 31

Sanskrit Verse

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।

Transliteration

nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava

na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave

Word meanings

nimittāni—omens; cha—and; paśhyāmi—I see; viparītāni—misfortune; keśhava—Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi demon; na—not; cha—also; śhreyaḥ—good; anupaśhyāmi—I foresee; hatvā—from killing; sva-janam—kinsmen; āhave—in battle

Swami Sivananda's translation

And I see ill omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in slaying my kinsmen in battle.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1