BHAGAVAD-GITA 1:3

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 1:3

 

pasyaitam pandu-putranam

acarya mahatim camum

vyudham drupada-putrena

tava sisyena dhimata

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

pasya--behold; etam--this; pandu-putranam--of the sons of Pandu;

acarya--O teacher; mahatim--great; camum--military force;

vyudham--arranged; drupada-putrena--by the son of Drupada; tava--your;

sisyena--disciple; dhi-mata--very intelligent.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pandu, so expertly

arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada.

 

PURPORT

 

Duryodhana, a great diplomat, wanted to point out the defects of

Dronacarya, the great brahmana commander in chief. Dronacarya had some

political quarrel with King Drupada, the father of Draupadi, who was

Arjuna's wife. As a result of this quarrel, Drupada performed a great

sacrifice, by which he received the benediction of having a son who

would be able to kill Dronacarya. Dronacarya knew this perfectly well,

and yet as a liberal brahmana he did not hesitate to impart all his

military secrets when the son of Drupada, Dhrstadyumna, was entrusted

to him for military education. Now, on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra,

Dhrstadyumna took the side of the Pandavas, and it was he who arranged

for their military phalanx, after having learned the art from

Dronacarya. Duryodhana pointed out this mistake of Dronacarya's so

that he might be alert and uncompromising in the fighting. By this he

wanted to point out also that he should not be similarly lenient in

battle against the Pandavas, who were also Dronacarya's affectionate

students. Arjuna, especially, was his most affectionate and brilliant

student. Duryodhana also warned that such leniency in the fight would

lead to defeat.

 

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