Bhagavad Gita 1.22
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।
yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yāvat | yāvat | as many as |
| etān | etān | these |
| nirīkṣhe | nirīkṣhe | look |
| aham | aham | I |
| yoddhu-kāmān | yoddhu-kāmān | for the battle |
| avasthitān | avasthitān | arrayed |
| kaiḥ | kaiḥ | with whom |
| mayā | mayā | by me |
| saha | saha | together |
| yoddhavyam | yoddhavyam | must fight |
| asmin | asmin | in this |
| raṇa-samudyame | raṇa-samudyame | great combat |
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
जिससे मैं युद्ध की इच्छा से खड़े इन लोगों का निरीक्षण कर सकूँ कि इस युद्ध में मुझे किनके साथ युद्ध करना है।