The Gita

Chapter 1 · Verse 21 of 47

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection

अर्जुनविषादयोग

Meaning

Sanjaya spoke

Verse 21b

Achyuta^1, could you guide our chariot to stand between the two armies?

Verse 21a

O King Dhritarāshtra, in that moment, Arjuna addressed Hrishikesha (Bhagawān Krishna) with these words:

Sanskrit

सञ्जय उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥

Word-by-word

हृषीकेशम् तदा वाक्यम् इदम् आह, मही-पते।

सेनयोः उभयोः मध्ये रथम् स्थापय मे अच्युत।

Commentary

Verse 21b

Footnotes

^1 Achyuta is one of the many names of Sri Vishnu, and Sri Krishna is also addressed by this name.
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