Bhagavad Gita 1.24
Chapter 1, verse 24 · sañjaya uvāca
Meaning
Thus addressed by Guḍākeśa, O descendant of Bharata, Hṛṣīkeśa drove the excellent chariot and stationed it in the middle, between the two armies. The sentence continues into the next reading, where they arrive in front of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and the other kings.
The Sanskrit
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥ २४ ॥
evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata
senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam
Say it
ay-vum ook-to hrish-ee-kay-sho goo-daa-kay-shay-nuh bhaa-ruh-tuh
say-nuh-yor oo-bhuh-yor mudh-yay sthaa-puh-yit-vaa ruh-tho-ttuh-mum
Word by word
- evam uktaḥ
- thus addressed / spoken to
- hṛṣīkeśaḥ
- Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna)
- guḍākeśena
- by Guḍākeśa (Arjuna, “conqueror of sleep”)
- bhārata
- O descendant of Bharata (addressing the king)
- senayoḥ ubhayoḥ madhye
- in the middle of the two armies
- sthāpayitvā
- having placed / stationed
- ratha-uttamam
- the finest / excellent chariot
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 1.24 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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