Chapter 1, Verse 3
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्। व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
paśyaitāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmācārya mahatīṃ camūm। vyūḍhāṃ drupadaputreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā।।1.3।।
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- पश्य (paśya)
- behold / look at (imperative)
- एताम् (etām)
- this (accusative fem., referring to the army)
- पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍu-putrāṇām)
- of the sons of Pandu (genitive plural)
- आचार्य (ācārya)
- O teacher (vocative, addressing Drona)
- महतीम् (mahatīm)
- great, vast (accusative fem., modifying army)
- चमूम् (camūm)
- army (accusative singular)
- व्यूढाम् (vyūḍhām)
- arrayed, drawn up in battle formation (accusative fem. past participle)
- द्रुपदपुत्रेण (drupada-putreṇa)
- by the son of Drupada (i.e., Dhrishtadyumna) (instrumental)
- तव (tava)
- your
- शिष्येण (śiṣyeṇa)
- by the pupil/disciple (instrumental)
- धीमता (dhīmatā)
- wise, intelligent (instrumental, modifying śiṣyeṇa)
Commentary
'O preceptor! observe this grand army of the sons of Pandu, drawn up in battle-array by your talented pupil, the son of Drupada.
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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पश्य (paśya)
एताम् (etām)
पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍu-putrāṇām)
आचार्य (ācārya)
महतीम् (mahatīm)
चमूम् (camūm)
व्यूढाम् (vyūḍhām)
द्रुपदपुत्रेण (drupada-putreṇa)
तव (tava)
शिष्येण (śiṣyeṇa)
धीमता (dhīmatā)
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