Bhagavatgita a detailed study-chapter1

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4.athra Sooraa maheshvaasaa bhimaarjuna smaa yuDhi

yuyuDhaan0o viraataScha dhrupadhacha mahaaraThaH

 

5. DhrshtakethuH chekithaanaH kaaSiraajaScha veeryavaan

purujith kunthibhojaScha SaibhyaScha narapungavaH

 

6.yuDhaamanyScha vikraanthaH utthamoujaaScha veeryavaan

soubhadhro dhroupadheyaaSchasarvam eva mahaaraThaah

 

There in that army of Pandavas, are heroes great bowmen equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle. YuYuDhaana ,Virata, and Dhrupadha , amighty warrior, Dhrshtakethu, Chekithaana, and the valiant king of Kasi, Purujith and kuthibhoja and Saibhya, a bull among men, YuDhaamanyu, the valiant,Utthamoujas, the strong, and also the son of Subhdhra, and the sons of Dhroupadhi, all mighty warriors.

 

DuryoDhana points out to Drona the heroes who have assembled to assist the Pandavas in battle in these three slokas.

 

Athra-there, refers to the army of Pandavas about which he was speaking in the previous sloka.

 

Maheshvaasaah- ishu means arrow and ishvaasaaH means great bowmen.

 

yuDhi –in battle, BheemaarjunasamaaH – all these are equal to Bhima and Arjuna.

 

YuyuDhaanaH- refers to Sathyaki, a yadhava, who was the disciple of Arjuna and a companion of Krishna.

 

Virata – king of the country of Mathsya. Pandavas lived in his country incognito during their 13th year of exile. Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna and Subhadhra married his daughter Utthara.

 

Drupadha- king of Panchala and father of Dhroupadhi and Dhrshtadhyumana.

 

Dhrshtakethu- King of Chedhi, son of Sisupala,, cousin of Krishna, whom Krishna killed during the rajasooyayaga of Yudhishtira. After his father's death he became a friend of Pandavas and Krishna.(Sisupala, a cousin of Krishna, was Ravana in his naxt and last janma.)

 

chekithaanaH- a commander of one of the seven akshouhini of the Pandava army.

 

KasirajaH- King of Kasi

 

Purujith and kunthibhoja- brothers of Kunthi.

 

Saibhya- father in law of Yudhishtira.

 

Yudhaamanyu and utthamoujaH- sons of Dhrupadha.

 

soubhadhraH- Abhimanyu , son of Subhadhra.

DhroupadheyaaH- the five sons of Dhroupadhi.

 

Sarve eva mahaaraThaah-all are skilled in asthra and sashthra. A mahaaraTha is one who can 10000 soldiers in an army .