Part 6: Bhagavad Gita, Commentary by THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
1.19 The terrible sound echoing through the sky and the earth rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritharashtra.
अथ व्यवस्थितान दृष्टवा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।१.२० ।।
atha vyavasthitaan drshtvaa dhaartaraashtraan kapi-dhvajah pravrtte shastra-sampaate dhanur udyamya paandavah 1.20 atha: now; vyavasthitaan: stationed; drshtvaa: seeing; dhaartaraashtraan: the sons of Dhritharashtra; kapi-dhvajah: one whose flag is marked with the ape; pravrtte: about to begin; shastra-sampaate: the arrows released; dhanuh: bow; udyamya: after taking up; paandavah: the son of Pandu
1.20 Seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra arrayed in the battle field, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, who was seated in his chariot, bearing the flag marked with Hanuman, took up his bow.
हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ।
अजेन उवाचः
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्यूत। ११.२१। hrsheekesham tadaa vaakyamidam aaha mahee-pate arjuna uvaacha:
senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthaapaya me 'chyuta 1.21
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् । कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे । । ११२२। yaavad etaan nireekshe 'ham yoddhu-kaamaan avasthitaan kair mayaa saha yoddhavyamasmin rana-samudyame 1.22 hrsheekesham: to Hrisheekesa; tadaa: then; vaakyam: words; idam: this; aha: said; mahee-pate: O Lord of the Earth; arjunah: Arjuna; uvaacha: said; senayoh: of the armies; ubhayoh: of both; madhye: in between; ratham: the chariot; sthaapaya: position; me: my; Achyuta: O infallible one; yaavat: while; etaan: all these; nireekshe: behold; aham: I; yoddhu-kaman: desiring to fight; avasthitan: standing; kaih: with whom; mayaa: by me; saha: with; yoddhavyam: to be fought; asmin: in this; rana: war; samudyame: situation
1.21, 22 and spoke this to Krishna, O King!
Arjuna said: O Infallible One, please place my chariot between the two armies while I may observe these warriors arrayed for battle and with whom I have to engage in fight.
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ।।१.२३।।
yotsyamaanaan avekshe 'ham ya ete tra samaagataah dhaartaraashtrasya durbuddheryuddhe priya-chikeershavah 1.23 yotsyamaanaan: those who wish to fight; avekshe: see; aham: I; ye: who; ete: these; atra: here; samaagataah: assembled; dhaartaraashtrasya: the son of Dhritarashtra;
durbuddheh: evil-minded; yuddhe: in the fight; priya: to please; chikeershavah: wishing
1.23 Let me see these well wishers in this war of the evil-minded Duryodhana, who have come together here to fight.
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sanjaya uvaacha:
evam ukto hrsheekesho gudaakeshena bhaarata senayor ubhayor madhye sthaapayitvaa rathottamam 1.24
bhishma-drona-pramukhatah sarveshaam cha mahee-khsitaam uvaacha paartha pashyaitaan samavetaan kuroon iti
sanjaya: Sanjaya; uvaacha: said; evam: thus; uktah: addressed; hrsheekeshah: Hrsheekesha; gudaakeshena: by Arjun; bhaarata: O Bhaarata; senayoh: of armies; ubhayoh: of both; madhye: in the middle of; sthaapayitvaa: by placing; ratha-uttamam: the finest chariot
bhishma: Grandfather Bhisma; drona: the teacher Drona; pramukhatah: in front of; sarveshaam: of all; cha: and; mahee-kshitaam: of rulers of the world; uvaacha: said; paartha: O Partha; pashya: see; etaan: those; samavetaan: assembled; kuroon: the Kurus; iti: thus
Sanjaya said:
O descendant of Bharata, being thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna then drew up the fine chariot to the middle of both the armies in front of Bhishma, Drona and all the kings and said, 'Arjuna behold the Kauravas assembled here.'
तत्रापश्यैत्र्थतान्पार्थः पितृनथ पितामहान। आचार्यान्मैत्रुलान्भ्रैंतृन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा । । १.२६ । । श्वशूरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।
tatra apashyat sthitaan paarthah pitrn atha pitaamahaan aachaaryaan maatulaan bhraatrn putraan pautraan sakheems tathaa shvashuraan suhrdas chaiva senayor ubhayor api
tatra: there; apashyat: saw; sthitaan: positioned; paarthah: Arjuna; pitrn: fathers; atha: also; pitaamahaan: grandfathers; aachaaryaan: teachers; maatulaan: maternal uncles; bhratrn: brothers; putraan: sons; pautraan: grandsons; sakheen: friends; tathaa: too; shvashuraan: fathers-in-law; suhrdah: well-wishers; cha: and; eva: only; senayoh: of the armies; ubhayoh: of both ; api: also
There Arjuna saw, stationed there in both the armies his uncles, grand uncles, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, and friends, as well as his fathers-in-law and well-wishers.
तान् समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान् बन्धूनवस्थितान।।१.२७।। कपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रव त ।
taan sameekshya sa kaunteyah sarvaan bandhoon avasthitaan krpayaa paraya aavishto visheedann idam abraveet
taan: those; sameekshya: after seeing; sah: he; kaunteyah: kaunteya; sarvaan: all; bandhoon: relatives; avasthitaan: standing; krpayaa: bv pity; varayaa: deep; aavishtah: filled; visheedan: lamenting; idam: thus; abraveet: spoke
Seeing all those relatives present there, Arjuna was overwhelmed with deep pity and spoke in sadness.
न उवाच