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प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः ॥ २० ॥

Then, beholding the sons of Dhritarâshtra standing arrayed, and flight of missiles about to begin, ... the son of Pându, took up his bow,

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते । अर्जुन उवाच । ... ॥ २१ ॥

And spoke this word to Hrishîkesha, O Lord of Earth. Arjuna said:

Date 1824
date QS:P571,+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium illustrated manuscript Collection
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
Or. 13758, Folio 12r
Object history donated by Sir Monier Monier-Williams, Boden Professor of Sanskrit, Oxford University Inscriptions
  1. वृत्तेशमसंपते ... vr̥tte śastrasampate ... Episode of Distress
  2. धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डव ... dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ ... The son of Pandu (Arjuna) picked up the bow
  3. हृषीकेशंतदावा ... hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ tadā vā- ... and spoke to Lord Krishna, these
  4. क्यमिदमाही ... -kyam idam āha mahī- ... very words, my great
  5. पटे ॥ अर्जुनउवाच ... -pate ॥ arjuna uvācha .... King. Arjuna said:
English: Note: In pravritte (प्रवृत्ते), the pra- prefix (प्र) is deliberately omitted.
Notes
English: From Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit), composed as a dialogue between the narrator (Sanjaya) and the blind King, Dhritarashtra.
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