Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 1.23

योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागता: धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षव:

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

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna specifically wants to see who has gathered 'to please the evil-minded son of Dhṛitarāṣhṭra' in battle — he is not yet grieving for everyone equally; his eye is still on the men who chose Duryodhana's side.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Even in doubt, Arjuna starts from a clear sense of who is in the wrong — his crisis is about the cost of fighting them, not about right and wrong itself.