Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Grief
Verse 23
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 1, Verse 23
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
Transliteration (IAST)
yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ
Translation
I wish to see those gathered here ready to fight in this battle in order to please the evil-minded son of Dhrtarashtra.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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