Speaker: Sañjaya
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ।
नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥९॥
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā
mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ
nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ
sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- anye
- many others
- ca
- also
- bahavaḥ
- in great numbers
- śūrāḥ
- heroes
- mad-arthe
- for my sake
- tyakta-jīvitāḥ
- prepared to risk life
- nānā
- many
- śastra
- weapons
- praharaṇāḥ
- equipped with
- sarve
- all of them
- yuddha
- battle
- viśāradāḥ
- experienced in military science
Translation
There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are experienced in military science.
Purport
As far as the others are concerned—like Jayadratha, Kṛtavarmā, Śalya, etc.—all are determined to lay down their lives for Duryodhana's sake. In other words, it is already concluded that all of them would die in the Battle of Kurukṣetra for joining the party of the sinful Duryodhana. Duryodhana was, of course, confident of his victory on account of the above-mentioned combined strength of his friends.
What this verse teaches
Duryodhana’s army
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 1.8–10 1973-07-12
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