TEXT 20

Devanagari

अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः ।
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः ।
हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ॥ २० ॥

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Tekst

atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā
dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ
pravṛtte śastra-sampāte
dhanur udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ
hṛṣīkeśaṁ tadā vākyam
idam āha mahī-pate

Synonyms

atha — thereupon; vyavasthitān — situated; dṛṣṭvā — looking upon; dhārtarāṣṭrān — the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; kapi-dhvajaḥ — he whose flag was marked with Hanumān; pravṛtte — while about to engage; śastra-sampāte — in releasing his arrows; dhanuḥ — bow; udyamya — taking up; pāṇḍavaḥ — the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna); hṛṣīkeśam — unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; tadā — at that time; vākyam — words; idam — these; āha — said; mahī-pate — O King.

atha — derpå; vyavasthitān — de opstillede; dṛṣṭvā — efter at have betragtet; dhārtarāṣṭrān — Dhṛtarāṣṭras sønner; kapi-dhvajaḥ — han, hvis flag bar Hanumāns mærke; pravṛtte — da han skulle til at; śastra- sampāte — afskyde sine pile; dhanuḥ — buen; udyamya — idet han løftede; pāṇḍavaḥ — Pāṇḍus søn (Arjuna); hṛṣīkeśam — til Herren Kṛṣṇa; tadā — på det tidspunkt; vākyam — ord; idam — disse; āha — sagde; mahī-pate — O Konge.

Translation

At that time Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, seated in the chariot bearing the flag marked with Hanumān, took up his bow and prepared to shoot his arrows. O King, after looking at the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra drawn in military array, Arjuna then spoke to Lord Kṛṣṇa these words.

På det tidspunkt løftede Arjuna, Pāṇḍus søn, der sad i stridsvognen, hvis flag var mærket med Hanumān, sin bue og beredte sig på at affyre sine pile. O Konge, efter at have betragtet Dhṛtarāṣṭras sønner, der var opstillet i militær slagorden, talte Arjuna disse ord til Hṛṣīkeśa [Herren Kṛṣṇa].

Purport

The battle was just about to begin. It is understood from the above statement that the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were more or less disheartened by the unexpected arrangement of military force by the Pāṇḍavas, who were guided by the direct instructions of Lord Kṛṣṇa on the battlefield. The emblem of Hanumān on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory because Hanumān cooperated with Lord Rāma in the battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, and Lord Rāma emerged victorious. Now both Rāma and Hanumān were present on the chariot of Arjuna to help him. Lord Kṛṣṇa is Rāma Himself, and wherever Lord Rāma is, His eternal servitor Hanumān and His eternal consort Sītā, the goddess of fortune, are present. Therefore, Arjuna had no cause to fear any enemies whatsoever. And above all, the Lord of the senses, Lord Kṛṣṇa, was personally present to give him direction. Thus, all good counsel was available to Arjuna in the matter of executing the battle. In such auspicious conditions, arranged by the Lord for His eternal devotee, lay the signs of assured victory.

FORKLARING: Slaget skulle lige til at begynde. Af beskrivelsen ovenfor fremgår det, at Dhṛtarāṣṭras sønner blev mere eller mindre modløse ved synet af Pāṇḍavaernes uventede opvisning af militærstyrke, der stod under Herren Kṛṣṇas direkte vejledning. Hanumāns tilstedeværelse på Arjunas flag var endnu et tegn på sejr, for Hanumān samarbejdede med Herren Rāma i slaget mellem Rāma og Rāvaṇa, hvor Herren Rāma sejrede. Nu befandt både Rāma og Hanumān sig på Arjunas stridsvogn for at hjælpe ham. Herren Kṛṣṇa er Rāma selv, og hvor som helst Herren Rāma befinder Sig, er Hans evige tjener Hanumān samt Hans evige gemalinde, Sītā, lykkens gudinde, også til stede. Derfor havde Arjuna overhovedet ingen grund til frygt. Og frem for alt var sansernes Herre, Kṛṣṇa, personligt til stede for at vejlede ham. Al råd og vejledning med hensyn til slagets gang stod således til Arjunas rådighed. Under disse lovende omstændigheder, der var arrangeret af Herren for Hans evige hengivne, tegnede alt til en sikker sejr.