अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः । प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः । हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते ॥ १-२०॥ atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra’s party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose ensign was a monkey, took up his bow and said these words to Krishna (Hrishikesha) , O Lord of the Earth! atha = thereupon; vyavasthitān = situated; dṛṣṭvā = looking upon; dhārtarāṣṭrān = the sons of Dhritarashtra; kapidhvajaḥ = he whose flag was marked with Hanuman; pravṛtte = while about to engage; śastrasampāte = in releasing his arrows; dhanuḥ = bow; udyamya = taking up; pāṇḍavaḥ = the son of Pandu (Arjuna); hṛṣīkeśaṃ = unto Lord Krishna; tadā = at that time; vākyaṃ = words; idaṃ = these; āha = said; mahīpate = O King.;