yOtsyamAnAnvEkShEhaM ya yEtEtra samAgatAHa
dhArtarAShTrasya durbuddhEryuddhE
priyachikIrShavaHa || 23 ||
"I intend to see all those who have assembled
to fight on the side of and to please the wicked minded son of
Dhritaraashtra."
Arjuna says that he want to
visualize all those who have assembled in the battlefield on his enemy side.
But he does not want to tread too close to the enemy lines but want to be
equidistant from both the sides. He knows who are on his side but he wants to
see who have actually assembled on the enemy lines. This is probably a strategy
to assess the strength of the enemy just like the batsman sees all around to
assess the field placement so as to select his shot before facing the bowler.
Or he asks Hrishikesha who is the master of minds to pull his mind out of his
strengths and place it equidistant from strengths and weaknesses so that he
assesses his weakness before fighting them.
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