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Sanskrit

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत । सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥

evam ukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam

Translation

Sanjaya said: Thus addressed by Gudâkesha, Hrishîkesha, O Bhârata, having stayed that best of chariots in the midst, between the two armies,

Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain

Explanation

Sanjaya’s narration resumes to report a simple fact: Krishna complies with Arjuna’s request without comment. The two names used for them here — Hrishîkesha (“lord of the senses”) for Krishna and Gudâkesha (“lord of sleep,” a title for one who has conquered drowsiness) for Arjuna — carry a quiet irony given what’s about to happen to Arjuna’s own composure.