शोकेन शुष्यद्वदनहृत्सरोजो हतप्रभ: । विभुं तमेवानुस्मरन्नाशक्नोत्प्रतिभाषितुम् ॥ २ ॥
sokena susyad-vadana- hrt-sarojo hata-prabhah vibhum tam evanusmaran nasaknot pratibhasitum
- sokena
- due to bereavement
- susyat-vadana
- drying up of the mouth
- hrt-sarojah
- lotuslike heart
- hata
- lost
- prabhah
- bodily luster
- vibhum
- the Supreme
- tam
- unto Lord Krsna
- eva
- certainly
- anusmaran
- thinking within
- na
- could not
- asaknot
- be able
- pratibhasitum
- properly replying.
Due to grief, Arjuna’s mouth and lotuslike heart had dried up. Therefore his body lost all luster. Now, remembering the Supreme Lord, he could hardly utter a word in reply.