Bhagavad Gita 1.21
अर्जुन उवाच हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
arjuna uvāca hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate. senayorubhayormadhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me'cyuta।।1.21।।
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- अर्जुनः उवाच
- Arjuna said
- हृषीकेशम्
- to Hrishikesha (Krishna, 'lord of the senses')
- तदा
- then, at that time
- वाक्यम्
- speech, words
- इदम्
- this
- आह
- said, spoke
- महीपते
- O lord of the earth (addressing Dhritarashtra)
- सेनयोः उभयोः मध्ये
- between the two armies
- रथम्
- chariot
- स्थापय
- station, place (imperative)
- मे
- my
- अच्युत
- O Achyuta (the unfailing one, epithet of Krishna)
Commentary
'O undegraded one! station my chariot between the two armies, while I observe those, who stand here desirous to engage in battle, and with whom, in the labours of this struggle, I must do battle.
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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अर्जुनः उवाच
हृषीकेशम्
तदा
वाक्यम्
इदम्
आह
महीपते
सेनयोः उभयोः मध्ये
रथम्
स्थापय
मे
अच्युत
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