Bhagavad Gita 1.4अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥
atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
yuyudhāno virāṭaśhcha drupadaśhcha mahā-rathaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene
Translation
Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and Drupada—all mighty warriors.
Hindi translation
।।1.4 -- 1.6।। यहाँ (पाण्डवों की सेना में) बड़े-बड़े शूरवीर हैं, जिनके बहुत बड़े-बड़े धनुष हैं तथा जो युद्ध में भीम और अर्जुनके समान हैं। उनमें युयुधान (सात्यकि), राजा विराट और महारथी द्रुपद भी हैं। धृष्टकेतु और चेकितान तथा पराक्रमी काशिराज भी हैं। पुरुजित् और कुन्तिभोज--ये दोनों भाई तथा मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ शैब्य भी हैं। पराक्रमी युधामन्यु और पराक्रमी उत्तमौजा भी हैं। सुभद्रापुत्र अभिमन्यु और द्रौपदी के पाँचों पुत्र भी हैं। ये सब-के-सब महारथी हैं।
Meaning
Technically, maharatha means a warrior who is proficient in the science of war and who is able to fight alone with ten thousand archers.
After Swami Sivananda
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
- also
- atra
- here
- yudhi
- in military prowess
- drupadaḥ
- Drupad
- śhūrāḥ
- powerful warriors
- virāṭaḥ
- Virat
- yuyudhānaḥ
- Yuyudhan
- mahā-rathaḥ
- warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- mahā-iṣhu-āsāḥ
- great bowmen
- bhīma-arjuna-samāḥ
- equal to Bheem and Arjun
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