Speaker: Sañjaya
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि ।
युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥४॥
atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā
bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca
drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- atra
- here
- śūrāḥ
- heroes
- maheṣvāsāḥ
- mighty bowmen
- bhīma-arjuna
- Bhīma and Arjuna
- samāḥ
- equal
- yudhi
- in the fight
- yuyudhānaḥ
- Yuyudhāna
- virāṭaḥ
- Virāṭa
- ca
- also
- drupadaḥ
- Drupada
- ca
- also
- mahārathaḥ
- great fighter
Translation
Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.
Purport
Even though Dhṛṣṭadyumna was not a very important obstacle in the face of Droṇācārya's very great power in the military art, there were many others who were the cause of fear. They are mentioned by Duryodhana as great stumbling blocks on the path of victory because each and every one of them was as formidable as Bhīma and Arjuna. He knew the strength of Bhīma and Arjuna, and thus he compared the others with them.
What this verse teaches
Pāṇḍavas’ army
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 1.4–5 1973-07-10
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.