Adhyaay 1अर्जुनविषादयोगःArjuna Vishada Yoga

Kurukshetra ki dharma-bhoomi par dono senaayein aamne-saamne hain. Mahal mein baithe andhe raja Dhritarashtra apne saarathi Sanjaya se poochhte hain — "mere putron aur Pandavon ne kya kiya?" (1.1). Unke "mere" aur "Pandava" ke bhed mein hi poori trasdi ki jad dikhti hai.

Sanjaya varnan shuru karte hain. Duryodhana Pandav sena ko dekhkar guru Drona ke paas jaata hai, aur taanon se bhari bhasha mein dono senaon ke yoddhaon ko ginata hai (1.2–1.9). Uske shabdon mein garv bhi hai aur chhupi chinta bhi — "hamari sena Bhishma se rakshit hai, unki Bhima se" (1.10) — aur woh sabko Bhishma ki raksha ka aadesh deta hai (1.11). Drona chup rehte hain.

Bhishma Duryodhana ka utsaah badhaane ke liye sinhnaad aur shankh-naad karte hain; Kaurav sena ke vaadya baj uthte hain (1.12–1.13). Uttar mein, safed ghodon wale rath par baithe Krishna aur Arjuna, aur phir sabhi Pandav yoddha apne-apne naamit shankh bajaate hain (1.14–1.18). Pandav shankh-dhvani Kauravon ke hriday cheer deti hai (1.19).

Ab drishya Arjuna par tikta hai. Woh utsaah se dhanush uthaate hain aur Krishna se kehte hain ki rath ko dono senaon ke beech le chalo, taaki dekhoon ki kin se ladna hai (1.20–1.23). Krishna rath ko theek Bhishma aur Drona ke saamne khada karte hain aur Gita mein apna pehla vaakya bolte hain: "Partha, in Kuruon ko dekho" (1.24–1.25).

Arjuna dekhte hain — aur unhe shatru nahin, rishte dikhte hain: pita-tulya, pitamah, guru, mama, bhai, bete, pote, mitra, sasur — dono senaon mein (1.26–1.27). Gehri karuna aur vishaad unhe gher lete hain (1.28). Unka shareer jawaab de deta hai — ang shithil, munh sookha, kampan, Gandiva phisalta hai, man ghoomta hai (1.29–1.30).

Phir Arjuna tark dete hain: is yuddh mein koi kalyaan nahin (1.31); jeet, raajya, sukh ki ichchha nahin — jinke liye yeh sab chahiye tha, wahi saamne hain (1.32–1.34); ve maarein to bhi main nahin maarunga (1.35); aatataayiyon ko maarne mein bhi paap hai (1.36–1.37); laalach se andhe ve dosh na dekhein, par hum dekhte hain (1.38–1.39). Kul-naash se kul-dharma nasht hoga, adharma phailega, samaaj aur poorvajon ka patan hoga (1.40–1.44). Ant mein Arjuna apne aap par vilaap karte hain (1.45) aur nishchay karte hain ki nihatthe maara jaana hi behtar hai (1.46). Sanjaya batate hain: shok se vyaakul man wale Arjuna baan sahit dhanush chhodkar rath mein baith gaye (1.47).

Adhyay bina kisi uttar ke khatam hota hai. Prashn khada hai; uttar agle adhyay se shuru hoga.