Bhagavatgeeta Chapter 1 Shlokas 20- 25

Om| May the Lord Ganapati bestow his blessings upon the seeker to understand the Geetashastra as it needs to be understood||

Atha vyavashtitaan drushtvaa dhaartarashtraan kapidhwajaha|
Pravrutte shastrasampaate dhanurudyamya pandavaha||20||

Hrushikesham tadaa vakyam idamaaha maheepate|
(Arjuna uvaacha)
Senayorubhayormadhye ratham sthaapaya me achyuta||21||

On seeing the well organised army of the sons of Dhritaraashtra, the one who had monkey in his flag(Arjuna), getting his weapons ready, told Krishna, "Achyuta, take my chariot to the centre of both the armies".

Yaavadetaannireeksheham yoddhukaamaanavasthitaan|
Kairmaya saha yoddhyavyamasmin ranasamudyame||22||

Yotsyamaanaanaveksheham ya ete atra samaagataaha|
Dhaartarasthrasya durboddheryuddhe priyachikeershavaha||23||

Because, I want to have a look at all those who have eagerly gathered here for the war to assess with whom I have to fight.
I want to see all those who have happily chosen  to fight persuaded by the ill-willed Duryodhana.

Sanjaya uvaacha-
Evamukto hrishikesho gudaakeshena bhaarata|
Senayorubhayormadhye sthaapayitva rathottamam||24||

Bheeshmadrona pramukha taha sarveshaam cha maheekshitaam|
Uvaacha paartha pahsyetaan samavetaan kurroniti||25||

(Sanjaya continued narrating to Dhritaraashtra)
Thus told by Arjuna, Krishna drove the elegant chariot to the middle of the warfield in front of Bhishma, Drona and other prominent warriors and kings. He told Arjuna to look at the gathered Dhartarasthras. 

Abstract:
The narration picks up at a slow, but effective pace when after the initial enthusiasm provoked by the introductions and blowing of conches peaks in Arjuna. Arjuna asks Krishna to place their chariot in the middle of the warfield so that he can look and assess his strategy of war. It is implied by his actions that Arjuna has taken the complete responsibility of the war on himself. Though it is true that Arjuna is a great warrior and a superlative archer, he must have been aware of the presence of a greater power - Krishna, beside him. This audacity of Arjuna to believe that he is responsible for winning the war without taking into account Krishna's influence leads to the philosophical saga of Bhagavatgeeta. Arjuna considers Krishna as his most trusted friend. Had he considered Krishna as the supreme power and surrendered to Krishna's will, there would be no doubts in his mind. He would have just fought the war putting his entire trust and fate in Krishna. 

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