Bhagavad Gita 1.23 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Let me look at the people who came to fight for the wrong side.”
What it means
“Let me look at those who have come here to fight for Duryodhana's wrong cause.”
The original Sanskrit
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः । धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥
yotsyamānānavekṣe.ahaṃ ya ete.atra samāgatāḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
These who have assembled here and want to accomplish in the war what is dear to the perverted son of Dhrtarastra, I find them to be intent on fighting.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
दुर्बुद्धि धार्तराष्ट्र (दुर्योधन) का युद्ध में प्रिय चाहने वाले जो ये राजा लोग यहाँ एकत्र हुए हैं, उन युद्ध करने वालों को मैं देखूँगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
Go deeper
Commentaries
How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
Loading commentaries…
Keep reading · 1.24Krishna does as Arjuna asks and drives their magnificent chariot into the middle of the battlefield.