1.27 SvaSurAn suhrudhaS chaiva

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SlOkam – Original

SvaSurAn suhrudhaS chaiva sEnayOr ubhayOr api
thAn samIkṣhya sa kaunthEya: sarvAn bandhUn avasthithAn

word-by-word meaning

SvaSurAn – fathers-in-law
suhrudha: – well-wishers
ubhayO: api sEnayO – in both the armies
sa kaunthEya – arjuna who is the son of kunthi
avasthithAn – those who are standing (to fight)
thAn bhandhUn – those relatives
samIkshya – seeing well

Simple Translation

He also saw his fathers-in-law and well-wishers in both the armies. kunthi’s son arjuna, saw those relatives who are standing (to fight) well.

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

Also fathers-in-law, and friends and kinsmen, distributed in both the armies.

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