Bhagavad Gita 1.22
Chapter 1, verse 22
Meaning
“so that I may look upon these who stand here eager to fight, and see with whom I must do battle in this great enterprise of war.
The Sanskrit
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् ।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे ॥ २२ ॥
yāvad etān nirīkṣe 'haṃ yoddhukāmān avasthitān
kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇasamudyame
Say it
yaa-vud ay-taan ni-reek-shay-hum yo-ddhoo-kaa-maan uh-vuh-sthi-taan
kair muh-yaa suh-huh yo-ddhuh-vyum us-min ruh-nuh-sum-ood-yuh-may
Word by word
- yāvat
- so that, until
- etān nirīkṣe aham
- I may look upon these
- yoddhukāmān
- eager / desiring to fight
- avasthitān
- standing ready, drawn up
- kaiḥ mayā saha
- with whom I
- yoddhavyam
- must fight, have to do battle
- asmin raṇa-samudyame
- in this undertaking of war
Read it in context: verses 1.21–24Place my chariot between themWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Look before you commit
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.22 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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