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आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः | मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ||३३||
āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ mātulāḥ śhvaśhurāḥ pautrāḥ śhyālāḥ sambandhi nas tathā
Translation
Teachers, fathers, sons, and also grandfathers; maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, and other relatives —
Interpretation
Arjuna recounts the web of relationships that populates both armies. Every stage of life, every type of bond — teacher, father, son, grandfather, uncle — is represented. The battlefield is not abstract; it is deeply personal.