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atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ . pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ
O König, danach, als der Sohn des Pandu (Arjuna), dessen Streitwagenbanner das Zeichen des Affengottes (Hanuman) trug, die Männer Dhritarashtras in ihren Stellungen sah und der Waffeneinsatz unmittelbar bevorstand, hob er seinen Bogen und sprach dann diese Worte zu Hrishikesha (Krishna).
O king, thereafter, seeing Dhrtarastra's men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for action, the son of Pandu (Arjuna) who had the insignia of Hanuman of his chariot-flag, raising up his bow, said the following to Hrsikesa.
Dieser Vers leitet den zentralen Dialog der Bhagavad Gita ein, indem er Arjunas Zustand der Verwirrung und seine Bitte an Krishna um Führung beschreibt, kurz bevor die Schlacht beginnt.