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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 22

Arjuna's Dejection

यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.22 mean?

So that I may look upon these warriors arrayed here eager to fight, and know with whom I must do battle in this great combat.

Word-by-word meaning

yāvat—as many as · etān—these · nirīkṣhe—look · aham—I · yoddhu-kāmān—for the battle · avasthitān—arrayed · kaiḥ—with whom · mayā—by me · saha—together · yoddhavyam—must fight · asmin—in this · raṇa-samudyame—great combat

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