Bhagavad Gita 1.20
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।
atha vyavasthitān dṛiṣhṭvā dhārtarāṣhṭrān kapi-dhwajaḥ pravṛitte śhastra-sampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| atha | atha | thereupon |
| vyavasthitān | vyavasthitān | arrayed |
| dṛiṣhṭvā | dṛiṣhṭvā | seeing |
| dhārtarāṣhṭrān | dhārtarāṣhṭrān | Dhritarashtra’s sons |
| kapi-dwajaḥ | kapi-dwajaḥ | the Monkey Bannered |
| pravṛitte | pravṛitte | about to commence |
| śhastra-sampāte | śhastra-sampāte | to use the weapons |
| dhanuḥ | dhanuḥ | bow |
| udyamya | udyamya | taking up |
| pāṇḍavaḥ | pāṇḍavaḥ | Arjun, the son of Pandu |
| hṛiṣhīkeśham | hṛiṣhīkeśham | to Shree Krishna |
| tadā | tadā | at that time |
| vākyam | vākyam | words |
| idam | idam | these |
| āha | āha | said |
| mahī-pate | mahī-pate | King |
Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu whose ensign was a monkey, took up his bow and said the following to Krishna, O Lord of the Earth.
हे महीपते ! इस प्रकार जब युद्ध प्रारम्भ होने वाला ही था कि कपिध्वज अर्जुन ने धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्रों को स्थित देखकर धनुष उठाकर भगवान् हृषीकेश से ये शब्द कहे।