1.26 — People on both sides

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Dharma In You · Updated 8 October 2026

Speaker: Sanjaya, reporting to Dhritarashtra

Teaching film · Sanskrit · Everyday reflection

Our original brief meaning and reflection accompany the Sanskrit below.

Context, Sanskrit and lesson transcript

Sanjaya describes what Arjuna sees between the two armies.

तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान्।
आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातॄन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा॥२६॥
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

Brief meaning, in our own words. Arjuna sees father figures and grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends. Fathers-in-law and well-wishers stand in both armies.

The passage names relationships across the assembled forces. We should not turn these relationship categories into invented identities or claim that every person is Arjuna’s direct relative.

Here is our everyday reflection. When disagreement becomes a contest between sides, remember the people involved. Their relationships, responsibilities and feelings deserve attention too.