Bhagavad Gita 1.17काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः ॥
kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha
mahā-rathaḥ dhṛiṣhṭadyumno virāṭaśhcha sātyakiśh chāparājitaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene
Translation
The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the unconquered.
Hindi translation
।।1.17 -- 1.18।। हे राजन्! श्रेष्ठ धनुषवाले काशिराज और महारथी शिखण्डी तथा धृष्टद्युम्न एवं राजा विराट और अजेय सात्यकि, राजा द्रुपद और द्रौपदी के पाँचों पुत्र तथा लम्बी-लम्बी भुजाओंवाले सुभद्रा-पुत्र अभिमन्यु - इन सभी ने सब ओर से अलग-अलग (अपने-अपने) शंख बजाये।
Meaning
Sañjaya informed King Dhṛtarāṣṭra very tactfully that his unwise policy of deceiving the sons of Pāṇḍu and endeavoring to enthrone his own sons on the seat of the kingdom was not very laudable. The signs already clearly indicated that the whole Kuru dynasty would be killed in that great battle. Beginning with the grandsire, Bhīṣma, down to the grandsons like Abhimanyu and others – including kings from many states of the world – all were present there, and all were doomed. The whole catastrophe was due to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, because he encouraged the policy followed by his sons.
After A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The field is set· 1.1–1.27→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 1.1Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled…
- 1.2Sanjaya said: Having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King…
- 1.3Behold, O Teacher! This mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son of Drupada,…
- 1.4Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki),…
- 1.5Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana, the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Saibya—the…
- 1.6The strong Yudhamanyu and the brave Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu, the son of…
- 1.7Know also, O best among the twice-born! the names of those who are the most distinguished…
- 1.8"Thou thyself, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa, the victorious in war, Asvatthama, Vikarna, and…
- 1.9And also many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various…
- 1.10Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is…
- 1.11Therefore, do all of you, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions…
- 1.12His glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana…
- 1.13Then, suddenly, conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums, and cow horns blared forth from the…
- 1.14Then, Madhava (Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in the magnificent chariot…
- 1.15Hrishikesha blew the Panchajanya, Arjuna blew the Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied…
- 1.16King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the…
1.17The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna,…
- 1.18Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the…
- 1.19The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra's party, reverberating through both…
- 1.20Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of…
- 1.21Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.22Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.23For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle…
- 1.24Sanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O…
- 1.25In front of Bhishma and Drona, and all the rulers of the earth, he said: "O Arjuna, son of…
- 1.26Then, Arjuna (son of Pritha) saw there (in the armies) stationed fathers, grandfathers,…
- 1.27He saw fathers-in-law and friends in both the armies. The son of Kunti, Arjuna, seeing all…
Word-by-word→
- cha
- and
- kāśhyaḥ
- King of Kashi
- sātyakiḥ
- Satyaki
- virāṭaḥ
- Virat
- aparājitaḥ
- invincible
- mahā-rathaḥ
- warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- śhikhaṇḍī
- Shikhandi
- parama-iṣhu-āsaḥ
- the excellent archer
- dhṛiṣhṭadyumnaḥ
- Dhrishtadyumna
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