Verse 1.24

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत ।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥

1.24

Transliteration

evamukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata |

senayorubhayormadhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Sanjaya said Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna, having stationed that best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of the two armies.

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Word by word

thus
addressed
Hrishikesha
by Gudakesha (Arjuna)
O Bharata (Dhritarashtra)

of the armies
of both
in the middle
having placed
the finest chariot

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Sanjaya takes up the narration again. Arjuna is named Gudakesha, one who has conquered sleep, a sign of his alertness and discipline. Krishna is again Hrishikesha, lord of the senses. The two names together are fitting: the one who has mastered sleep and the one who masters the senses. Krishna does as he is asked and drives the chariot into the open ground between the armies. The sentence continues into the next verse, where Krishna's brief words will turn Arjuna's attention to his kin.