[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.29 · spoken by Arjun ]
The greatest archer alive couldn't hold his own bow. What made him drop it?
His body is trembling. His hair is standing on end. And Gandiva — the divine bow that never left his hand — is slipping from his grip.
SANSKRIT
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥१-२९॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“The weapon doesn't fall from the hand. It falls from the heart.”
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