Text 291  Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra 555
party, foreseeing their imminent death. And so thinking, the limbs of his body began to quiver, and his mouth became dry. He was more or less astonished to see their fighting spirit. Practically the whole community, all blood relatives of Arjuna, had come to fight with him. This overwhelmed a kind devotee like Arjuna. Although it is not mentioned here, still one can easily imagine that not only were Arjuna's bodily limbs quivering and his mouth drying up, but that he was also crying out of compassion. Such symptoms in Arjuna were not due to weakness but to his softheartedness, a characteristic of a pure devotee of the Lord. It is said therefore:
yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāste surāḥ harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā mano-rathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ
“One who has unflinching devotion for the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods. But one who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This is because he is hovering on the mental plane and is certain to be attracted by the glaring material energy.” ( Bhāg.  5.18.12)
TEXT 29
वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते । गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वकैव परिदह्यते ॥ २९ ॥
vepathuś ca śarīre me roma-harṣaś ca jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak caiva paridahyate
vepathuḥ —trembling of the body;  ca —also;  śarīre —on the body;  me —my;  roma-harṣaḥ —standing of hair on end;  ca —also;  jāyate —is taking place;  gāṇḍīvam —the bow of Arjuna;  sraṁsate —is slipping;  hastāt —from the hands;  tvak —skin;  ca —also;  eva —certainly;  paridahyate —burning.
TRANSLATION
My whole body is trembling, and my hair is standing on end. My bow Gāṇḍīva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning.