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Bhagavad Gita 1.21

Arjuna asks Krishna to drive his chariot between the two armies.

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत॥

hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate
senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me ’cyuta

Translation

He spoke these words to Hrishikesha, O king: "Achyuta, place my chariot between the two armies."

Hindi

हे राजन्, उसने हृषीकेश से ये वचन कहे: "हे अच्युत, मेरे रथ को दोनों सेनाओं के बीच में खड़ा कीजिए।"

Commentary

Arjuna's first words in the Gita are a command to his charioteer, spoken with the ease of a friend. Krishna is addressed as Achyuta, "the unfallen", the one who never slips from his place. Arjuna's reason follows in 1.22.

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