Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Grief

    Verse 22

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 1, Verse 22

    यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame

    Translation

    So that I may have a good look at those who are standing, eager to fight, and know with whom I must fight in this enterprise of war.
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