Chapter 1 · Verse 2

Arjuna's Dilemma

सञ्जय उवाच दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा। आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्
sañjaya uvācha dṛiṣhṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanastadā āchāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vachanamabravīt

Word Meanings

sanjayaḥ uvācha — Sanjay said; dṛiṣhṭvā — on observing; tu — but; pāṇḍava-anīkam — the Pandava army; vyūḍham — standing in a military formation; duryodhanaḥ — King Duryodhan; tadā — then; āchāryam — teacher; upasaṅgamya — approached; rājā — the king; vachanam — words; abravīt — spoke

Translation

Sanjaya said: Seeing the Pandava army arrayed in battle formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Drona and spoke these words.