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 http://githa.koyil.org pramEyam (goal) – http://koyil.org pramANam … 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 – 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 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 – 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

1.22 – yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ (original)

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

1.21 hṛṣīkeśaṁ tadā vākyam (original)

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

1.20 – atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā (original)

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

1.19 – sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ (Original)

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

1.18 – drupado draupadeyāś ca (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 17 Simple drupado draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivī-pate saubhadraś ca mahā-bāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak “Drupada and Draupadeyāḥ, Saubhadra the mighty-armed, all, O Lord of Earth (Dhṛitarāshtra)! each his conch-shell, sounded.” >> Chapter 1 verse 19 archived in http://githa.koyil.org pramEyam … Read more