And I see adverse omens, oh Keśava; neither do I see any good in killing my own people in battle

Arjuna adds the augural dimension. Nimittāni are signs, omens, portents that brahmins read before battles. Viparītāni (opposite, contrary, adverse) suggests that the cosmic signs themselves reject this war. The plural nimittāni implies multiple negative signs he has observed.

Keśava (the one of beautiful hair) is another epithet of Kṛṣṇa, more aesthetic than theological. Arjuna alternates between human and divine names, revealing his confusion about the nature of his charioteer.

The argument is pragmatic: na śreyo (there is no good, śreyas) in killing relatives. Āhave (in the clash, in war) is the field where everything is lost.