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Arjuna's despair

Arjuna-viṣāda-yoga

Arjuna looks at the people before him and loses the will to fight.

A learner walking along a winding path
Keep this in mind

Map the battlefield, speakers, relationships and Arjuna’s reasons before reading later answers backward into the crisis.

A question to carry

Who speaks in this verse?

Choose a verse

47 verses in this chapter

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A simple learning rhythm

Do more than reread

  1. 1ReadTake in one small piece.
  2. 2RememberClose it and bring it back.
  3. 3UseConnect it to a real choice.
  4. 4ExplainSay it clearly in your own words.