Learn·Chapter 1 · The despondency of Arjuna·Verse 22 of 47
Bhagavad Gītā 1.22, word by word
BG 1.22
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे
yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
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In English
So that I may observe those who must fight on my side and those who must fight against me.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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