VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 1.23
Arjuna says he wants to see those who have come to serve Duryodhana's cause.
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः॥
yotsyamānān avekṣe ’haṃ ya ete ’tra samāgatāḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher yuddhe priya-cikīrṣavaḥ
Translation
I wish to see those who have gathered here ready to fight, eager to please the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra in battle.
Hindi
मैं उन्हें देखना चाहता हूँ जो यहाँ युद्ध के लिए एकत्र हुए हैं और दुर्बुद्धि धृतराष्ट्र-पुत्र का युद्ध में प्रिय करना चाहते हैं।
Commentary
Arjuna still thinks of the enemy as followers of a wrongdoer, "the evil-minded" Duryodhana. At this stage he sees clear moral lines. The next verses show that line blurring as he sees faces he knows, beginning in 1.24.
