Arjuna Vishshara, Sadness, Archmons, Distress

In these next few verses we're going to see this very rich deep expression of Arjuna, sadness, archmons, distress. Have you ever been so frightened that your mouth got dry? That's what Arjuna is describing here. This isn't exactly out of fright. If your knees got weak, it could have been due to fear. When you got afraid, your mouth might have grown dry. Arjuna was a mighty warrior. He wasn't afraid of dying. And remember the title of this chapter, Arjuna Vishshara. Vishshara is sadness and distress. So don't make the mistake of thinking he's afraid.