1.26

Sanskrit

तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् । आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातॄन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा ॥

tatrāpaśyat sthitān pārthaḥ pitṝn atha pitāmahān ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn putrān pautrān sakhīṃs tathā

Translation

Then saw Pârtha standing there, uncles and grandfathers, teachers, mother's brothers, cousins, sons and grandsons, comrades,

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

Explanation

This is the same battlefield Duryodhana surveyed in verses 3–11, but reclassified completely: where he named warriors by rank and fighting ability, Arjuna, looking at the very same people, sees only relationships — uncles, grandfathers, teachers, cousins, sons. It’s the chapter’s central move, restating one roster as the other, and it’s what verse 27 will extend across both armies at once.