Chapter 1 · Verse 20
Arjuna's Dilemma
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः
atha vyavasthitān dṛiṣhṭvā dhārtarāṣhṭrān kapi-dhwajaḥ pravṛitte śhastra-sampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate
Word Meanings
atha vyavasthitān dṛiṣhṭvā dhārtarāṣhṭrān kapi-dwajaḥ pravṛitte śhastra-sampāte dhanuḥ udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛiṣhīkeśham tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate
Translation
Then, O King, seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra arrayed for battle, Arjuna, the monkey-bannered son of Pandu, took up his bow as weapons were about to clash, and spoke these words to Krishna.