अर्जुन उवाच
1.21 सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत
arjuna uvāca
senayor
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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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, O Acyuta! Please halt my chariot at a central place between the two armies.
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,
And he spoke, O lord of earth, these words to Sri Krsna... Arjuna said: ...Draw up my chariot, O Krsna, between the two armies,
O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies--.
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.
1.23 योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः
yotsyamānān
Word meanings
yotsyamānān—those who have come to fight;avekṣhe aham—I desire to see;ye—who;ete—those;atra—here;samāgatāḥ—assembled;dhārtarāṣhṭrasya—of Dhritarashtra’s son;durbuddheḥ—evil-minded;yuddhe—in the fight;priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ—wishing to please
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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I shall scrutinize those who are ready to fight, who have assembled here and are eager to achieve in the battle what is dear to the evil-minded son of Dhrtarastra.
And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."
I wish to see those gathered here ready to fight in this battle in order to please the evil-minded son of Dhrtarastra.
These who have assembled here and want to accomplish in the war what is dear to the perverted son of Dhritarashtra, I find them to be intent on fighting.
For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle Duryodhana, the evil-minded.
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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1.22 यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे
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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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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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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.
So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;
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.
--until I survey these who stand intent on fighting, and those who are going to engage in battle with me in this impending war.
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.
