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Bhagavad Gita 1.28
Arjuna speaking to Krishna
कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्। दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ॥
dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
Deeply moved to pity, thus uttered in sadness: Arjuna said: Seeing these my kinsmen, O Krishna, arrayed, eager to fight,
In plain words: Arjuna is filled with pity and sadness. He tells Krishna that seeing his own family lined up and eager to fight hurts him deeply.