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Questions & crisisChapter 1 · Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra
1.11.3

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 1.2

The armies gather; conches sound

सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा ।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २ ॥

sañjaya uvāca

dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ

vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā

ācāryam upasaṅgamya

rājā vacanam abravīt

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, after looking over the army arranged in military formation by the sons of Pāṇḍu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and spoke the following words.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Duryodhana’s Hidden Fear

  1. 1Sañjaya said that Duryodhana saw the Pāṇḍavas’ army arranged for battle, went to his teacher, and spoke.
  2. 2Dhṛtarāṣṭra lacked spiritual vision. He knew his sons lacked religious understanding, while the Pāṇḍavas were pious from birth.
  3. 3Dhṛtarāṣṭra wondered about the holy place’s influence. Sañjaya reassured him that his sons would not compromise.
  4. 4The serious situation led Duryodhana to approach Droṇācārya, the commander in chief, even though Duryodhana was king.
  5. 5Duryodhana acted like a skilled politician, but his outward diplomacy could not hide his fear of the Pāṇḍavas’ army.

Where we are

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Chapter 1, Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra: the armies gather; conches sound.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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Practice

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Related verses

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BG 1.1The armies gather; conches soundBG 1.3The armies gather; conches soundBG 2.7The moment Arjuna becomes a discipleBG 6.34The restless mind

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