The Gita in a blockchain. That has not been done by anyone. I will try to put all verses with the original Sanskrit lyrics and strong translation of Prabhupada in the Steem blockchain. On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna was a great chariot fighter. In these two verses is further shown who were in the war and who had the leadership.
Chapter One
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
SANSKRIT TEXT 6
yudhamanyus ca vikranta
uttamaujas ca viryavan
saubhadro draupadeyas ca
sarva eva maha-rathah
TRANSLATION
There are the mighty Yudhamanyu, the very powerful Uttamauja, the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.
SHORT EXPLANATION
Only powerful knights and powerful warriors are mentioned here. No mention is made of weaknesses.
SANSKRIT TEXT 7
asmakam tu visista ye
tan nibodha dvijottama
nayaka mama sainyasya
samjnartham tan bravimi te
TRANSLATION
O best of the brahmanas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.
SHORT EXPLANATION
A Brahmana is from another Vedic caste then a Kshatriya. In Vedic times the Brahmanas were the advisors of the knights. The two other castes are Vaishya and Shudra. Respectively engaging in commercial activity and working as semi-skilled and unskilled laborers.
When I read the verses in the Bhagavad Gita, I saw that Srila Prabhupada did not make a purport of these two verses. Apparently noting philosophically interesting going on.
Previous texts
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 1
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 2 & 3
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1 Text 4 & 5
About the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita literally means "Song of the Lord". The Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita are two books from Indian history. Mahabharata is the name of the war that is being fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Kauravas are the symbol of negative and the Pandavas are the symbol of the positive. The book is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. This dialogue sets out three ways in which man can achieve salvation of this earthly life. These roads are: karma yoga, bhakti yoga and gyan yoga. Bhagavad Gita is the essence of the Vedas and Upanishads and 5,000 + years old.
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Note
There are many translations and as many interpretations of the verses.
I use the translation by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada from the Sanskrit to the Englisch.
Prabhupada is the founder acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
I lived in a Hare Krishna ashram for three years and know this book quite well. There were Sanskrit verses that I knew from my mind but that's worn out. More of my posts on Vaishnavism.
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