Word meanings
- atha
- thereupon
- vyavasthitān
- arrayed
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- dhārtarāṣṭrān
- Dhritarashtra’s sons
- kapi-dwajaḥ
- the Monkey Bannered
- pravṛtte
- about to commence
- śastra-sampāte
- to use the weapons
- dhanuḥ
- bow
- udyamya
- taking up
- pāṇḍavaḥ
- Arjun, the son of Pandu
- hṛṣīkeśam
- to Shree Krishna
- tadā
- at that time
- vākyam
- words
- idam
- these
- āha
- said
- mahī-pate
- King
Translations
Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu whose ensign was a monkey, took up his bow and said the following to Krishna, O Lord of the Earth.
Then, upon beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battlefield, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the image of Hanuman,
O King, thereafter, seeing Dhrtarastra's men standing in their positions, with all the weapons ready for action, the son of Pandu, Arjuna, who had the insignia of Hanuman on his chariot-flag, raised his bow and said the following to Hrsikesa.
हे महीपते! धृतराष्ट्र! अब शस्त्रों के चलने की तैयारी हो ही रही थी कि उस समय अन्यायपूर्वक राज्य को धारण करनेवाले राजाओं और उनके साथियों को व्यवस्थितरूप से सामने खड़े हुए देखकर कपिध्वज पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुन ने अपना गाण्डीव धनुष उठा लिया और अन्तर्यामी भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण से ये वचन बोले।