Chapter 1, Verse 2
सञ्जय उवाच दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा। आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
sañjaya uvāca dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryodhanastadā। ācāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vacanamabravīt।।1.2।।
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- सञ्जयः
- Sanjaya
- उवाच
- said
- दृष्ट्वा
- having seen
- तु
- indeed/but
- पाण्डवानीकम्
- the army of the Pandavas
- व्यूढम्
- arrayed/drawn up in battle formation
- दुर्योधनः
- Duryodhana
- तदा
- then
- आचार्यम्
- the teacher (Drona)
- उपसङ्गम्य
- having approached
- राजा
- the king
- वचनम्
- words/speech
- अब्रवीत्
- spoke
Commentary
Seeing the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle-array, the prince Duryodhana approached the preceptor, and spoke (these) words:
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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सञ्जयः
उवाच
दृष्ट्वा
तु
पाण्डवानीकम्
व्यूढम्
दुर्योधनः
तदा
आचार्यम्
उपसङ्गम्य
राजा
वचनम्
अब्रवीत्
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