Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1, Verse 34

आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः । मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ॥ ३४ ॥

āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ mātulāḥ śhvaśhurāḥ pautrāḥ śhyālāḥ sambandhinas tathā

Translation

Teachers, fathers, sons and grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives —

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

आचार्य, पिता (पिता-तुल्य), पुत्र, पितामह, मामा, ससुर, पौत्र, साले और अन्य संबंधी —

Commentary

Arjun repeats the list of relationships, now in his own voice. The repetition is itself a sign of grief: a mind in shock keeps returning to the same painful facts. Each name is a reason not to fight.