Chapter 1, Verse 25
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्। उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
bhīṣmadroṇapramukhataḥ sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām. uvāca pārtha paśyaitānsamavetānkurūniti৷৷1.25৷৷
Word by word
- भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः
- in front of Bhishma and Drona
- सर्वेषाम्
- of all
- च
- and
- महीक्षिताम्
- of the rulers of the earth (kings)
- उवाच
- he said
- पार्थ
- O son of Pritha (Arjuna)
- पश्य
- behold
- एतान्
- these
- समवेतान्
- assembled
- कुरून्
- Kurus
- इति
- thus
Commentary
Thus addressed by Gudakesa, O descendant of Bharata! Hrishikesa stationed that excellent chariot between the two armies, in front of Bhishma and Drona and of all the kings of the earth, and said 'O son of Pritha! look at these assembled Kauravas.'
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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