अर्जुन उवाचहृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
अर्जुन बोले हे अच्युत दोनों सेनाओं के मध्य में मेरे रथ को आप तब तक खड़ा कीजिये, जब तक मैं युद्धक्षेत्र में खड़े हुए इन युद्ध की इच्छावालों को देख न लूँ कि इस युद्धरूप उद्योग में मुझे किनकिन के साथ युद्ध करना योग्य है ॥
English
Arjuna said: O Hrishikesha, place my chariot between the two armies, O Achyuta, until I can look at these men who wish to fight and see with whom I must battle in this war.
श्लोक का अर्थ
Arjuna asks Krishna to stop his chariot between the two armies so he can see who he must fight.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On Kurukshetra, the battle is about to begin and Arjuna has already raised his bow. Then he asks Krishna to place the chariot between the armies, because he wants one clear look at the people he is expected to fight before the first strike.
आज के संदर्भ में
You are one step from sending the message, signing the form, or walking away. Before the point of no return, Arjuna’s pause asks for one honest look.
सार
Before a hard act, he chooses to look clearly instead of rushing forward.
शब्दार्थ
अर्जुन उवाच (Arjuna said) / हृषीकेशं (to Hrishikesha) / तदा (then) / वाक्यम् (words) / इदम् (this) / आह (said) / महीपते (O king) / सेनयोः (of the two armies) / उभयोः (both) / मध्ये (in the middle) / रथम् (chariot) / स्थापय (place) / मे (my) / अच्युत (O Achyuta)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 1: अर्जुन विषाद योग — अर्जुन का विषाद का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 47 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: kurukshetra (95 श्लोक), arjuna (52 श्लोक), battlefield (20 श्लोक)