Verse 23
"Let me see those who have come here to fight, wishing to
please
the evil-minded son of Dhrtarastra"
Transilteration keys:
yo-tsya-ma-na-na-ve-kse-ham
ya ete-tra sa-ma-ga-ta-h |
dhar-ta-ra-stra-sya dur-bu-ddhe
ryu-ddhe pri-ya-ci-kir-sa-vah || 23 ||
Analysis:
It was an open secret that Duryodhana wanted to usurp the kingdom of
the Pandavas by evil plans, in collaboration
with his father, Dhrtarastra. Therefore, all persons who had joined the side of Duryodhana must have
been birds of
the same feather. Arjuna wanted to see them on the battlefield before the fight was begun, just to learn who they were,
but he had no intention of proposing peace negotiations with them. It was also a fact
that he wanted to see them to make
an estimate of the strength which he had to face, although he was quite confident of victory because Krishna was
sitting by his side
Verse 23 Contributed by Bharathi
Thyagaraja.
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