Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 20 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 1 श्लोक 20 अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।। English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 1.20. O king! Then observing Dhrtarastras men, arrayed when the armed clash had [virtually] begun, at that time, Pandus son, the monkey-bannered one (Arjuna) raising his bow spoke these sentences. English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 1.12 1.29 Sri Abhinavgupta did not comment upon this sloka. Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 1.20Atha vyavasthitaan drishtwaa dhaartaraashtraan kapidhwajah; Pravritte shastrasampaate dhanurudyamya paandavah.Hrisheekesham tadaa vaakyamidamaaha maheepate; Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 1.20atha—thereupon; vyavasthitān—arrayed; dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing; dhārtarāṣhṭrān—Dhritarashtra’s sons; kapi-dwajaḥ—the Monkey Bannered; pravṛitte—about to commence; śhastra-sampāte—to use the weapons; dhanuḥ—bow; udyamya—taking up; pāṇḍavaḥ—Arjun, the son of Pandu; hṛiṣhīkeśham—to Shree Krishna; tadā—at that time; vākyam—words; idam—these; āha—said; mahī-pate—King