Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1: Arjuna's Despair
Bhagavad Gita 1.29
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ।
वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṃ ca pariśuṣyati | vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate ||
my limbs give way and my mouth goes dry. My body trembles and my hair stands on end.
Modern context
Weak limbs, a dry mouth, shaking, gooseflesh: this is an exact description of what we would now call an acute stress reaction, and it is happening to the finest warrior of his time. The Gita does not start by pretending that capable people are spared this.