अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः | प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः | हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ||१-२०||
atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ . pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ ||1-20||
Chapter 1 · Verse 20
Arjuna Visada Yoga
अर्जुनविषादयोग
In plain words
This directs you to prepare yourself to take active responsibility for your challenges. Like a warrior raising a bow, you must face your difficulties head-on. This active engagement is your karma, the path of action, which helps you pierce through the maya of hesitation and see your duties clearly.
Translation
1.20 Then Arjuna, who had Hanuman as his banner crest, on beholding the sons of Dhrtarastra in array, took up his bow, while missiles were beginning to fly.
Meaning
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Word by word
अथ now व्यवस्थितान् standing arrayed दृष्ट्वा seeing धार्तराष्ट्रान् Dhritarashtras party कपिध्वजः monkeyensigned प्रवृत्ते about to begin शस्त्रसंपाते discharge of weapons धनुः bow उद्यम्य having taken up पाण्डवः the son of Pandu हृषीकेशम् to Hrishikesha तदा then वाक्यम् word इदम् this आह said महीपते O Lord of the earth. No