[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.20 · spoken by Arjun ]
The greatest archer alive raised his bow. Then he saw who he was aiming at.
Then Arjun — the man with Hanuman on his flag — saw Dhritarashtra's sons arrayed before him. He raised his bow. And what he saw next changed everything.
SANSKRIT
अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः । प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः । हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ॥१-२०॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“The bow was ready. The archer wasn't.”
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