सपदि सखिवचो निशम्य मध्ये निजपरयोर्बलयो रथं निवेश्य । स्थितवति परसैनिकायुरक्ष्णा हृतवति पार्थसखे रतिर्ममास्तु ॥ ३५ ॥
sapadi sakhi-vaco nisamya madhye nija-parayor balayo ratham nivesya sthitavati para-sainikayur aksna hrtavati partha-sakhe ratir mamastu
- sapadi
- on the battlefield
- sakhi-vacah
- command of the friend
- nisamya
- after hearing
- madhye
- in the midst
- nija
- His own
- parayoh
- and the opposite party
- balayoh
- strength
- ratham
- chariot
- nivesya
- having entered
- sthitavati
- while staying there
- para-sainika
- of the soldiers on the opposite side
- ayuh
- duration of life
- aksna
- by looking over
- hrtavati
- act of diminishing
- partha
- of Arjuna, son of Prtha (Kunti)
- sakhe
- unto the friend
- ratih
- intimate relation
- mama
- my
- astu
- let there be
In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Sri Krsna entered the arena of the Battlefield of Kuruksetra between the soldiers of Arjuna and Duryodhana, and while there He shortened the life spans of the opposite party by His merciful glance. This was done simply by His looking at the enemy. Let my mind be fixed upon that Krsna.