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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 1.7

The armies gather; conches sound

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थ तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ७ ॥

asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye

tān nibodha dvijottama

nāyakā mama sainyasya

saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te

Translation

But for your information, O best of the brāhmaṇas, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.

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

1The speaker addresses the best of the brāhmaṇas and offers to name the captains especially qualified to lead his military force.
2No purport text was provided.
3The purport’s explanation cannot be summarized without its text.
4No life lesson is added without support from the purport.
5Please provide the purport to complete this study note.

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

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Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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