Chapter 1 · Verse 22
Arjuna's Dilemma
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे
yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
Word Meanings
yāvat — as many as; etān — these; nirīkṣhe — look; aham — I; yoddhu-kāmān — for the battle; avasthitān — arrayed; kaiḥ — with whom; mayā — by me; saha — together; yoddhavyam — must fight; asmin — in this; raṇa-samudyame — great combat
Translation
So that I may behold those arrayed here, eager for battle, and know with whom I must fight in this great conflict.