Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 1.21

अर्जुन उवाच सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे

arjuna uvācha senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyuta yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (20 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks Kṛiṣhṇa, 'the infallible one,' to place his chariot exactly between the two armies so he can see who stands ready to fight — before deciding anything, he insists on actually looking, not fighting blind.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Before deciding anything, Arjuna insists on actually looking — not fighting blind.