Bhagavad Gita 1.23
Chapter 1, verse 23
Meaning
“I want to see those who have come here ready to fight — the ones who wish to please that ill-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in this war.”
The Sanskrit
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥ २३ ॥
yotsyamānān avekṣe 'haṃ ya ete 'tra samāgatāḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ
Say it
yot-syuh-maa-naan uh-vayk-shay-hum yuh ay-tay-truh suh-maa-guh-taah
dhaar-tuh-raash-truh-syuh door-bood-dhayr yood-dhay pri-yuh-chi-keer-shuh-vuh-huh
Word by word
- yotsyamānān
- those who are about to fight
- avekṣe aham
- I wish to observe / survey
- ye ete atra samāgatāḥ
- who have gathered here
- dhārtarāṣṭrasya
- of the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- durbuddheḥ
- of evil understanding, ill-minded
- yuddhe
- in war
- priya-cikīrṣavaḥ
- wishing to do what pleases him
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 1.23 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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