[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.21 · spoken by Arjun ]
Arjun's first words in the Gita were a command to God. What did he ask Krishna to do?
Then Arjun spoke — his first words in the Gita. He said to Krishna: O Achyut, place my chariot between the two armies.
SANSKRIT
अर्जुन उवाच । सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥१-२१॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“He asked to see. He wasn't ready for what he'd find.”
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