Chapter 1, Verse 23
Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yog — अर्जुनविषादयोगयोत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः॥
Transliteration
yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ
Meaning
For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle the evil-minded Duryodhana—the son of Dhritarashtra.
Word-by-word meaning
yotsyamānān — those who have come to fightavekṣhe aham — I desire to seeye — whoete — thoseatra — heresamāgatāḥ — assembleddhārtarāṣhṭrasya — of Dhritarashtra’s sondurbuddheḥ — evil-mindedyuddhe — in the fightpriya-chikīrṣhavaḥ — wishing to please
Commentary
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For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle the evil-minded Duryodhana—the son of Dhritarashtra.
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This is verse 23 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.