Commentary by Swami Mukundananda

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 24

सञ्जय उवाच |
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत |
सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् || 24||

sañjaya uvācha
evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārata
senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam

sañjayaḥ uvāchaSanjay said; evamthus; uktaḥaddressed; hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥShree Krishna, the Lord of the senses; guḍākeśhenaby Arjun, the conqueror of sleep; bhāratadescendant of Bharat; senayoḥarmies; ubhayoḥthe two; madhyebetween; sthāpayitvāhaving drawn; ratha-uttamammagnificent chariot

Translation

BG 1.24: Sanjay said: O Dhritarasthra, having thus been addressed by Arjun, the conqueror of sleep, Shree Krishna then drew the magnificent chariot between the two armies.

Commentary

Here, Dhritarashtra is being addressed as Bhārata by Sanjay, which means, “O descendant of the great King Bharat.”

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