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Chapter 1 · Verse 2

Arjuna Visada Yoga

अर्जुनविषादयोग

सञ्जय उवाच | दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा | आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ||१-२||

sañjaya uvāca . dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryodhanastadā . ācāryamupasaṃgamya rājā vacanamabravīt ||1-2||

In plain words

This asks you to recognize how fear and anxiety can drive you to seek external reassurance when facing life's challenges. When you are caught in maya, the illusion that material power brings security, you might look to worldly teachers or status for comfort. Instead, observe these anxious reactions within yourself without letting them dictate your choices.

Translation

1.2 Sanjaya said King Duryodhana, on seeing the Pandava army in battle array, approached his teacher Drona and said these words:

Meaning

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Word by word

दृष्ट्वा having seen तु indeed पाण्डवानीकम् the army of the Pandavas व्यूढम् drawn up in battlearray दुर्योधनः Duryodhana तदा then आचार्यम् the teacher उपसङ्गम्य having approached राजा the king वचनम् speech अब्रवीत् said. No