Learn·Chapter 1 · The despondency of Arjuna·Verse 23 of 47
Bhagavad Gītā 1.23, word by word
BG 1.23
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः
yotsyamānān avekṣhe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-chikīrṣhavaḥ
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In English
And gaze upon this array of soldiers, eager to please the sons of Dhritarashtra who are sinful.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle the evil-minded Duryodhana—the son of Dhritarashtra.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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