Shloka 22
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
यावदेतान् निरीक्षे5हं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे,“और जबतक कि मैं युद्धक्षेत्रमें डटे हुए युद्धके अभिलाषी इन विपक्षी योद्धाओंको भली प्रकार देख लूँ कि इस युद्धरूप व्यापारमें मुझे किन-किनके साथ युद्ध करना योग्य है, तबतक उसे खड़ा रखिये
yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ yoddhukāmān avasthitān | kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇasamudyame ||
Sinabi ni Arjuna: “Ihinto mo ang karwahe rito hanggang sa masuri kong mabuti ang mga mandirigmang nakatindig na handang lumaban, sabik sa digmaan, upang matukoy ko kung sino ang dapat kong makaharap sa nalalapit na labanan.”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment before action: Arjuna seeks to see clearly who stands before him in war, implying that ethical responsibility and clarity about one’s opponents and obligations should precede decisive engagement in a grave act like battle.
On the battlefield, Arjuna asks that the chariot be positioned so he can carefully survey the opposing side—those assembled and eager to fight—so he can understand whom he is about to confront in the imminent war.