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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 23

Arjuna's Dejection

योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः

yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.23 mean?

I wish to observe those who have assembled here, ready to fight, desiring to please the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra in battle.

Word-by-word meaning

yotsyamānān—those who have come to fight · avekṣhe aham—I desire to see · ye—who · ete—those · atra—here · samāgatāḥ—assembled · dhārtarāṣhṭrasya—of Dhritarashtra’s son · durbuddheḥ—evil-minded · yuddhe—in the fight · priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ—wishing to please

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