BG 1.21
Bhagavad Gītā · Arjuna Viṣāda Yogaअर्जुन उवाच | सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ||१-२१||
hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate . arjuna uvāca . senayorubhayormadhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me.acyuta ||1-21||
Linguistic facts
unnamed meter · 6+16 syllables
scansion (laghu/guru)
8 words analyzed
- अर्जुनarjuna← अर्जुनnominal · vocative singular neuter
- उवाचuvāca← वच्verb · perfect third singular active (√vac)
- सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्येsenayorubhayormadhyeunknown
- रथम्ratham← रथnominal · accusative singular masculine
- स्थाsthā← स्थाnominal · vocative singular masculine
- आपयāpaya← आप्verb · imperative second singular active (√āp)
- मेme← माnominal · locative singular neuter
- अच्युतacyuta← अच्युतnominal · vocative singular neuter
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Translations
1.21 Arjuna said In the middle between the two armies, place my chariot, O krishna, so that I may behold those who stand here desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight, when the battle is about to commence.
source ↗8 more attributed translations
Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see who is present here, who is desirous of fighting, and with whom I must contend in this great battle.
1.21. Arjuna said O Acyuta! Please halt my chariot at a centre place between the two armies, so that I may scrutinize these men who are standing with desire to fight and with whom I have to fight in this great war-effort.
1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies,
1.12 1.29 Sri Abhinavgupta did not comment upon this sloka.
1.20 - 1.25 Arjuna said - Sanjaya said Thus, directed by him, Sri Krsna did immediately as He had been directed, while Bhisma, Drona and others and all the kings were looking on. Such is the prospect of victory for your men.
1.21 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
1.21 And he spoke, O lord of earth, these words to Sri Krsna... Arjuna said: ...Draw up my chariot, O Krsna, between the two armies,
1.21 Arjuna said O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies .
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