Shloka 26 and First Half of Shloka 27

तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान् पार्थः पितृनथ पितामहान्

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखीन्स्तथा  ll (श्लोक २६)

ससुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि l (श्लोक २७ का पूर्वार्ध)

Tartaapashyatstisthaan parth pitrinath pitaamahaan

Achaaryaanmaatulaanbhraatriputraanpautraansakhinstathaa

Sasuraan suhridayaschaaiv senyo rubhayo rapi ll

Morphophonology (संधि - विच्छेद)

Tartaa pashyat stisthaan parth pitrinath pitaamahaan

Achaaryaan maatulaan bhraatri putraan pautraan sakhin stathaa ll (Shloka 26)

Sasuraan suhridayaschaaiv senyo rubhayo rapi ll (Shloka 27 – First Half)

Commentary

Shlokas 26 to 35 sets the tone of Gita. These shlokas talk about the characteristics of fool and intelligent persons and about performing ones duty without having any desire or hatred.

Ultimately these facts have been explained in detail by Lord Krishna as “Karm (Action) – Gyaan (Knowledge) and Sanyaas  Yogas”  in further seventeen chapters of Gita making it a 18 Chapter (inclusive of 700 Shlokas) book, which is revered by one and all.

It is said that it was Shankaracharya who has earmarked these 700 shlokas from Mahabharata to identify Gita. Howsoever, there have been several controversies around this hypothesis.  

The meaning of the Shlokas mentioned under this chapter is given below:

There Son of Pritha (Parth –Arjuna) saw standing, fathers, grandfathers, teachers, uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons and friends, (Shloka 26) as well as father – in – law, and loved ones in the rank of two armies (First Half of Shloka 27).