Shloka 28-34Disappointment of Arjuna. Arjuna talking about war and his feelings about fighting against his relatives and loved ones.

Bhagvadgeeta

Arjuna became overwhelmed with compassion and spoke dear Krishna, seeing my friends and relatives present before me in such a fighting spirit,

Shloka 28

I feel the limbs of my body quivering and my mouth drying up. My whole body is trembling, and my hair is standing on end.

Shloka 29

My bow Gandiva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning.I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling.

Shloka 30

I foresee only evil, 0 killer of the KeSi demon.I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle.

Shloka 31

nor can I, Krishna, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom, or happiness. 0 Govinda, of what avail to us are kingdoms, happiness or even life itself.

Shloka 32

when all those for whom we may desire all these(victory, kingdom,or happiness) are now arrayed with leaving the hope for life and wealth in this battlefield ?

Shloka 33

0 Madhusudana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, and all relatives are ready to give up their lives

Shloka 34

and properties and are standing before me, then why should I wish to kill them, though I may survive?0 maintainer of all creatures, I am not prepared to fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds, let alone this earth.

Shloka 35

Arjuna felt everything in the war of mahabharata which any human from kalyuga feels on daily basis. 

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Srimad Bhagwat Puran

Bhagvadgeeta

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