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Sanjaya

1.20 अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः। हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते

atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrānkapidhvajaḥ | pravṛtte śastrasaṃpāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ | hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate

Word meanings

atha—thereupon;vyavasthitān—arrayed;dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing;dhārtarāṣhṭrān—Dhritarashtra’s sons;kapi-dwajaḥ—the Monkey Bannered;pravṛitte—about to commence;śhastra-sampāte—to use the weapons;dhanuḥ—bow;udyamya—taking up;pāṇḍavaḥ—Arjun, the son of Pandu;hṛiṣhīkeśham—to Shree Krishna;tadā—at that time;vākyam—words;idam—these;āha—said;mahī-pate—King

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

O king! Then, observing Dhrtarastra's men arrayed when the armed clash had virtually begun, at that time, Pandu's son, the monkey-bannered one (Arjuna), raising his bow, spoke these sentences.

Shri Purohit Swami

Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman,

Swami Adidevananda

Then Arjuna, who had Hanuman as his banner crest, on beholding the sons of Dhrtarastra in array, took up his bow, while missiles were beginning to fly.

Swami Gambirananda

O King, thereafter, seeing Dhritarashtra's men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for action, the son of Pandu (Arjuna) who had the insignia of Hanuman on his chariot-flag, raising up his bow, said the following to Hrsikesa.

Swami Sivananda

Then, seeing all the people of Dhritarashtra’s party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose ensign was that of a monkey, took up his bow and said the following to Krishna, O Lord of the Earth!

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1.22 यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे

yāvadetānnirīkṣe'haṃ yoddhukāmānavasthitān | kairmayā saha yoddhavyamasminraṇasamudyame

Word meanings

yāvat—as many as;etān—these;nirīkṣhe—look;aham—I;yoddhu-kāmān—for the battle;avasthitān—arrayed;kaiḥ—with whom;mayā—by me;saha—together;yoddhavyam—must fight;asmin—in this;raṇa-samudyame—great combat

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

So that I may scrutinize these men who are standing with a desire to fight and with whom I have to engage in this great war-effort.

Shri Purohit Swami

So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;

Swami Adidevananda

So that I may have a good look at those who are standing eager to fight and know with whom I have to fight in this enterprise of war.

Swami Gambirananda

--until I survey these who stand intent on fighting, and those who are going to engage in battle with me in this impending war.

Swami Sivananda

In the middle of the two armies, place my chariot, O Krishna, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle begins.

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1.21 सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत

arjuna uvāca

Word meanings

senayoḥ—armies;ubhayoḥ—both;madhye—in the middle;ratham—chariot;sthāpaya—place;me—my;achyuta—Shree Krishna, the infallible One

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Arjuna said, O Acyuta! Please halt my chariot at a central place between the two armies.

Shri Purohit Swami

Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies,

Swami Adidevananda

And he spoke, O lord of earth, these words to Sri Krsna... Arjuna said: ...Draw up my chariot, O Krsna, between the two armies,

Swami Gambirananda

O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies--.

Swami Sivananda

In the middle of the two armies, place my chariot, O Krishna, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle begins.

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