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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18

Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha
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सञ्जय उवाच
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा ।
आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

sañjaya uvāca
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryodhanas-tadā
ācāryam-upasaṅgamya rājā vacanam-abravīt – 1.2

Sanjaya said: Duryodhana, the crown prince, on seeing the Pandava army in full array, went to his Teacher and said:

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पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् ।
व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता ॥

paśyaitāṃ pāṇḍu-putrāṇām-ācārya mahatīṃ camūm
vyūḍhāṃ drupada-putreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā – 1.3

Look, O Teacher, at the great Pandava army, arrayed by Dhrishtadyumna, your intelligent disciple, the son of Drupada.

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अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि ।
युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथ: || 4||

ष्टकेतुश्चेकितान: काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् |
पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गव: || 5||

युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् |
सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथा: || 6||

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अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।
नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān-nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya sañjñārthaṃ tān-bravīmi te – 1.7

O famous among Brahmanas (Drona), know our distinguished fighters, leading my army, as I render their names for your information.

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अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।
नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān-nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya sañjñārthaṃ tān-bravīmi te – 1.7

O famous among Brahmanas (Drona), know our distinguished fighters, leading my army, as I render their names for your information.

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ओं तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे अर्जुनविषादयोगो नाम प्रथमोऽध्याय: ।

oṃ tat-sad-iti śrīmad-bhagavad-
gītāsūpaniṣatsu brahma-vidyāyāṃ
yoga-śāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjuna-saṃvāde arjuna-
viṣāda-yogo nāma prathamo’dhyāya:

Om – the symbol of Brahman, tat – that singular Reality (Brahman), sat – the ever abiding presence (Brahman).

Thus ends the first chapter entitled Arjuna-viṣāda Yoga during the Srikrishna-Arjuna dialogue in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gita, constituting Yoga-śāstra, which falls within Brahmavidya as presented in the Vedic Upanishads.

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