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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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 21 SlOkam – Original yAvadhEthAn nirIkshE’ham yOdhdhukAmAnavasthithAn | kairmayA saha yOdhdhavyamasmin raNasamudhyamE || word-by-word meaning yOdhdhukAmAn – being desirous to fight the battle avasthithAn – standing in-front EthAn – these dhuryOdhana et al yAvath nirIkshE – So I can … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 21 Simple yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame “That I may see who those are that stand prepared to fight; between whom and me is the contest to be when battle begins?,” >> … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 20 SlOkam – Original hrishIkESam thathA vAkyamidhamAha mahIpathE | arjuna uvAchA – sEnayOrubhayOr madhyE ratham sthApaya mE’chyutha || word-by-word meaning mahIpathE – Oh leader of earth! hrishIkESam – towards krishNa who is known as hrishIkESa (controller of senses) idham … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 20 Simple hṛṣīkeśaṁ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’cyuta “Address Hrishīkeśa[6. Kṛishṇa’s name, …] this-wise-: ‘O Lord of Earth! Achyuta[7.Kṛishṇa’s name, …]! do Thou place my chariot between the two armies,” >> Chapter … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 19 SlOkam – Original atha vyavasthithAn dhrushtvA dhArtharAshtrAn kapidhvaja: | pravruththE Sasthra sampAthE dhanurudhyamya pANdava: || word-by-word meaning atha – after the roaring of both armies kapidhvaja: – arjuna who has hanuman in his flag Sasthra sampAthE pravruththE sathi … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 19 Simple atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ pravṛtte śastra-sampāte dhanur udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ “Then did Pāṇḍava[4. Descendant of Pāṇḍu (= Arjuna)]- the Kapidhvaja[5. Lit., “the monkey-bannered”, Arjuna’s war-standard bearing a monkey’s figure thereon.], seeing the hosts of Dhṛitarāshtra drawn up, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 18 SlOkam – Original sa gOshO dhArtharAshtrANAm hrudhayAni vyadhArayath | nabhaScha pruthivIm chaiva thumulO vyanunAdhayan || word-by-word meaning nabha: cha – the sky pruthivIm cha Eva – and the whole earth vyanunAdhyan – that which made them filled thumula: … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 18 Simple sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś ca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo ’bhyanunādayan “The din rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra’s men, filled the earth below and the vault above.” (Sañjaya): “Duryodhana himself, witnessing the strength of the Pāṇḍavas under … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 17 SlOkam – Original dhrupadhO dhraupdhESyAScha sarvatha: pruthivIpathE | saubhadhraScha mahAbAhu: SankAn dhadhmu:pruthak pruthak || word-by-word meaning pruthivI pathE – Oh Lord of earth [king dhrutharAshtra]! dhrupadhO – dhrupada [king of pAnchAli] dhraupadhEyA: cha – and the sons of … Read more