1.22 यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे
yāvad
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.
सञ्जय उवाच
1.24 एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्
sañjaya uvāca
evam
Word meanings
evam—thus;uktaḥ—addressed;hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ—Shree Krishna, the Lord of the senses;guḍākeśhena—by Arjun, the conqueror of sleep;bhārata—descendant of Bharat;senayoḥ—armies;ubhayoḥ—the two;madhye—between;sthāpayitvā—having drawn;ratha-uttamam—magnificent chariot
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Sanjaya said, "O descendant of Bharata (Dhrtarastra)! Thus instructed by Gudakesa (Arjuna), Hrsikesa halted the best chariot at a place in between the two armies."
Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies,
Sanjaya said: Thus addressed by Arjuna, Sri Krsna drew up that best of chariots between the two armies before the view of Bhisma and Drona and all the other kings, O Dhrtarastra, and said, 'O Arjuna, behold these assembled Kauravas.'
O scion of the line of Bharata (Dhritarashtra), Hrsikesa, on being told so by Gudakesa (Arjuna), placed the excellent chariot between the two armies,
Being thus addressed by Arjuna, Lord Krishna, having stationed that best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of the two armies,
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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1.23 योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः
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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.
