BG 1.30

गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते ।
न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ॥
gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate
na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

gāṇḍīvam — my [Arjuna’s] bow called Gāṇḍīva;  sraṁsate — slips;  hastāt — from my hand;  ca — and;  tvak — [my] skin;  paridahyate eva — is indeed burning all over;  ca — additionally;  na śaknomi — I am unable;  avasthātum — to stand;  ca — and;  me — my;  manaḥ — mind;  bhramati iva — is as if reeling.

Translation

My bow Gāṇḍīva slips from my hand, and my skin indeed burns all over. I am unable to stand properly and my mind appears to be reeling.

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