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Bhagavad Gita
The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song
Chapter One
Arjuna's Conflict and Despair
Dhritarashtra said:
On the field of dharma,
on the field of Kuru,
assembled together
desiring to fight,
Were my armies
and indeed those
of the sons of Pandu—
how did they act, O Sanjaya?1
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Sanjaya said:
Now seeing the armies
of the Pandavas arrayed
in battle formation,
King Duryodhana,
approaching his teacher,
spoke these words:2
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[Duryodhana said:]
Behold these mighty warriors
of the sons of Pandu,
O Revered Teacher,
Arrayed in
battle formation
by the son of Drupada,
your own skillful student.3
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