Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 1
After that, Duryodhana named the principal warriors of his army, praised their skill in warfare. In order to please and cheer up Duryodhana, Bhisma blew his conch loudly. Hearing the sound of his conch, the conchs and trumpets etc., of the Kauravaarmy blared forth. Then, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth verses, Sanjaya explains the word 'Pandavah', as was asked by Dhrtarastra. He says, Krsna, a supporter of the Pandavas, seated in a chariot, blew his conch. After him Arjuna, Bhima, Yudhisthira, Nakula and Sahadeva etc., also blew their conchs. The terrible sound of those conchs rent the hearts of the army of Duryodhana. After that Sanjaya, while talking about the Pandavas, starts the dialogue between Sri Krsna and Arjuna, from the twentieth verse.] Kimakurvata- Kim, has three meanings-doubt, reproach [1]and question. The incident of the war cannot be doubted, because after ten days of fighting when Bhisma fell off the chariot, Sanjaya conveyed the message to Dhttarastra, at Hastinapura.There cannot be reproach (blame) also because Dhrtarastra did not blame his sons and the Pandavas, for the war, when the war was already going on. sanjaya uvaca At that time, seeing the army or the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, approaching Dronacarya, prince Duryodhana, spoke the following words.
Comment:-
Tada-Tada, means the time when both the armies were arrayed and Dhrtarastra was very much anxious to hear the account of the battlefield.
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References
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- ↑ In this chapter the term Drstva has been used three seeing the Pandava-anny, Duryodhana approaches Drooacarya (1/2); seeing the Kamava-anny, Arjuna lifts his bow (1/20); seeing his kith and kin. Arjuna is filled with extreme passion (1/28). In the first two eases the term 'Dress' has been used for seeing the army while the third time it has been used for seeing the kith and his which changes Arjuna's feeling.
- ↑ There was a difference of opinionsin the Kairava-army because Duryodhana and Duhsasana etc., wanted to wage the war. But Bhisma, Drop and Vikarna did not want. And there is a rule that where there is difference in opinions, there vigour subsides.