Chapter 1 · Verse 23
Arjuna's Dilemma
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः
yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ
Word Meanings
yotsyamānān — those who have come to fight; avekṣhe aham — I desire to see; ye — who; ete — those; atra — here; samāgatāḥ — assembled; dhārtarāṣhṭrasya — of Dhritarashtra’s son; durbuddheḥ — evil-minded; yuddhe — in the fight; priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ — wishing to please
Translation
Let me see those who have gathered here to fight, wishing to please the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra in this battle.