Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1, Verse 27

श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि । तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान् ॥ २७ ॥

śhvaśhurān suhṛidaśh chaiva senayor ubhayor api tān samīkṣhya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān

Translation

and fathers-in-law and well-wishers, in both armies. Seeing all these kinsmen standing arrayed, the son of Kunti —

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

और दोनों सेनाओं में ससुरों और सुहृदों को भी। उन सब बंधु-बांधवों को वहाँ खड़ा देखकर वह कुन्तीपुत्र —

Commentary

The list closes with in-laws and friends — people bound to Arjun not by blood but by marriage and affection. Sanjay calls him Kaunteya, "son of Kunti," the name of a son, as if to show the soft heart about to overwhelm the warrior.