Arjuna’s survey of the enemy
अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः ।
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः ॥ २० ॥
हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ।
अर्जुन उवाच :—
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥ २१ ॥
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् ।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्नणसमुद्यमे ॥ २२ ॥
atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrānkapidhvajaḥ .
pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ .. 20 ..
hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate .
arjuna uvāca :—
senayorubhayormadhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me’cyuta .. 21 ..
yāvadetānnirīkṣe’haṃ yoddhukāmānavasthitān .
kairmayā saha yoddhavyamasminnaṇasamudyame .. 22 ..
Then seeing the people of Dhritarâsh-tra’s party regularly marshalled, while the discharge of weapons began, Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, whose ensign was a monkey, O King of earth, took up his bow and said thus to Kṛṣṇa :
O Acyuta (Immortal), place my chariot between the two armies, that I may just see those who stand here desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight in this strife of battle.