Bhagavad Gita · 1.23
॥
Devanāgarī
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yotsyamānān avekṣe 'haṁ ya ete 'tra samāgatāḥ |
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
योत्स्यमानान्yotsyamānānthose who are about to fight.
अवेक्षेavekṣeI shall look upon.
अहम्ahamI.
येyewho.
एतेetethese.
अत्रatrahere.
समागताःsamāgatāḥhave gathered.
धार्तराष्ट्रस्यdhārtarāṣṭrasyaof the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (that is, Duryodhana).
दुर्बुद्धेःdurbuddheḥof the evil-minded, malicious, ill-natured (lit. “one of wicked intelligence”).
युद्धेyuddhein battle.
प्रियचिकीर्षवःpriya-cikīrṣavaḥwishing to please, seeking to give satisfaction.
Translation
“I wish to look upon those who have gathered here to fight, eager to please the evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in this battle.”
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