nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava
na ca śreyo’nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave

And I see adverse omens, O Keshava. Nor do I see any good in killing my kinsmen in battle.

nimittāni = causes; ca = also; paśyāmi = I see; viparītāni = just the opposite; keśava = O killer of the demon Kesi (Krishna).; na = nor; ca = also; śreyaḥ = good; anupaśyāmi = do I foresee; hatvā = by killing; svajanaṃ = own kinsmen; āhave = in the fight;