Speaker: Sañjaya
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।
नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७॥
asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye
tān nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya
saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te
Word for word (synonyms)
- asmākam
- our
- tu
- but
- viśiṣṭāḥ
- especially powerful
- ye
- those
- tān
- them
- nibodha
- just take note, be informed
- dvijottama
- the best of the *brāhmaṇas*
- nāyakāḥ
- captains
- mama
- my
- sainyasya
- of the soldiers
- saṁjñā-artham
- for information
- tān
- them
- bravīmi
- I am speaking
- te
- your
Translation
O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.
Defined in the Gītā
Brāhmaṇa
What are the qualities of a brāhmaṇa?
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness—these are the qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.
What this verse teaches
Duryodhana’s army
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 1.6–7 1973-07-11
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.