|| श्रीमद्भगवद् गीता 1.21 ||
अर्जुन उवाच हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
arjuna uvācha senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyuta
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; senayoḥ—armies; ubhayoḥ—both; madhye—in the middle; ratham—chariot; sthāpaya—place; me—my; achyuta—Shree Krishna, the infallible One;
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
Translation by Swami Sivananda
।।1.21।।अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे! अच्युत मेरे रथ को दोनों सेनाओं के मध्य खड़ा कीजिये।
Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda
Raising his bow, he spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot between the two armies.
Shri Purohit Swami
Arjuna said, O Acyuta! Please halt my chariot at a central place between the two armies, so that I may scrutinize these men who are standing with a desire to fight and with whom I have to engage in this great war-effort.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
1.21 -- 1.22 सेनयोः of the armies, उभयोः of both, मध्ये in the middle, रथम् car, स्थापय place, मे my, अच्युत O Achyuta (O changeless, Krishna), यावत् while, एतान् these, निरीक्षे behold, अहम् I, योद्धुकामान् desirous to fight, अवस्थितान् standing, कैः with whom, मया by me, सह together, योद्धव्यम् must be fought, अस्मिन् in this, रणसमुद्यमे eve of battle.No Commentary.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
।।1.21।। No commentary.
Swami Chinmayananda
1.21।। व्याख्या--'अच्युत सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय'-- दोनों सेनाएँ जहाँ युद्ध करनेके लिये एक-दूसरेके सामने खड़ी थीं, वहाँ उन दोनों सेनाओंमें इतनी दूरी थी कि एक सेना दूसरी सेनापर बाण आदि मार सके। उन दोनों सेनाओं-का मध्यभाग दो तरफसे मध्य था--(1) सेनाएँ जितनी चौड़ी खड़ी थीं, उस चौड़ाईका मध्यभाग और (2) दोनों सेनाओंका मध्यभाग, जहाँसे कौरव-सेना जितनी दूरीपर खड़ी थी उतनी ही दूरीपर पाण्डवसेना खड़ी थी। ऐसे मध्यभागमें रथ खड़ा करनेके लिये अर्जुन भगवान्से कहते हैं, जिससे दोनों सेनाओंको आसानीसे देखा जा सके।
Swami Ramsukhdas
In Arjuna Visada Yoga (Arjuna's Dilemma), this verse belongs to the Gita’s teaching on karma yoga. Here the text presents that teaching through these words: Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
This verse sits inside Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga, part of the Gita’s Karma Yoga section.
Chapter 1, verse 21 is part of Arjuna Visada Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle is about to commence."
It appears in Arjuna Visada Yoga, a chapter associated with Karma Yoga. Duty on the battlefield.