1.27 SvaSurAn suhrudhaS chaiva

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 26 SlOkam – Original SvaSurAn suhrudhaS chaiva sEnayOr ubhayOr api thAn samIkṣhya sa kaunthEya: sarvAn bandhUn avasthithAn word-by-word meaning SvaSurAn – fathers-in-law suhrudha: – well-wishers ubhayO: api sEnayO – in both the armies sa kaunthEya – arjuna who is … Read more

1.27 śvaśurān suhṛdaś caiva (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 26 Simple śvaśurān suhṛdaś caiva senayor ubhayor api tān samīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān Also fathers-in-law, and friends and kinsmen, distributed in both the armies. >> Chapter 1 verse 28 archived in https://githa.koyil.org pramEyam (goal) – http://koyil.org pramANam … Read more

1.26 – thathrApaSyath sthithAn pArtha:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 25 SlOkam – Original thathrApaSyath sthithAn pArtha: pithrunatha pithAmahAn | AchAryAn mAthulAn bhrAthrUn puthrAn pauthrAn sakImsthathA || word-by-word meaning atha – subsequently thathra – there pArtha: – arjuna sthithAn – present pithrUn – fathers (paternal uncles) pithAmahAn – grandfathers … Read more

1.26 – tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 25 Simple tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn putrān pautrān sakhīṁs tathā Pārtha[1. Arjuna] saw there his sires and grandsires, preceptors, maternal uncles and brothers, sons and grand-sons; and comrades as well. >> Chapter 1 verse … Read more

1.25 – bhIshma-dhrONa-pramukatha:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 24 SlOkam – Original bhIshma dhrONa pramukatha: sarvEshAm cha mahIkshithAm | uvAcha pArtha paSyaithAn samavEthAn kurUnithi | word-by-word meaning bhIshma dhrONa pramukatha: – in front of bhIshma and dhrONa sarvEshAm mahIkshithAm cha (pramUkatha:) – in front of all the … Read more

1.25 – bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 24 Simple bhīṣma-droṇa-pramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca mahī-kṣitām uvāca pārtha paśyaitān samavetān kurūn iti “So that it may be within sight of Bhīshma, Drōṇa and other leaders and rulers of countries, and said: ‘See thou, Pārtha! these Kurus, assembled here.’” After … Read more

1.24 – Evam ukthO hrishIkESO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 23 SlOkam – Original sanjaya uvAcha – EvamukthO hrishikESO gudAkESEna bhAratha | sEnayOr ubhayOr madhyE sthApayithvA rathOththamam || word-by-word meaning sanjaya uvAcha – sanjaya said bhAratha – Oh dhritharAshtra who is born in the bharatha clan! hrishikESa – krishNa … Read more

1.24 – evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 23 Simple sañjaya uvāca evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam (Sanjaya continues) “O Bhārata[1. The descendant of Bharata.] (i.e. Dhṛitarāshtra)! Gudākesa[2. A name of Arjuna, Lit., “Curl-haired or Sleepless”.] thus addressing, Hṛishīkeśa planted the splendid … Read more

1.23 – yOthsyamAnAn avEkshE’ham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 22 SlOkam – Original yOthsyamAnAn avEkshE’ham ya EthE’thra samAgathA: | dhArtharAshtrasya dhurbudhdhEr yudhdhE priyachikIrshava: || word-by-word meaning dhurbudhdhE: – evil-minded dhArtharAshtrasya – for dhuryOdhana (son of dhritharAshtra) yudhdhE – in the battle priya chikIrshava: – wanting to please him … Read more

1.23 – yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ (original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 22 Simple yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṁ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-cikīrṣavaḥ “That I may cast my look on those who are going to fight, come here, as they are, to please the evil-minded Duryodhana.’” >> Chapter 1 … Read more