Gita Rahasya -Tilak 660

Srimad Bhagavadgita-Rahasya OR Karma-Yoga-Sastra -Bal Gangadhar Tilak

CHAPTER I. SRIMAD BHAGAVADGITA अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि । युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथ: ॥ 4 ॥ धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितान: काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् । पुरूजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैव्यश्च नरपुंगव: ॥ 5 ॥ युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् । सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथा: ॥ 6 ॥ अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम। नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थ तान्ब्रवीमि ते॥ 7 ॥ Translation:-(4) In it there are heroes, mighty bowmen, the equals of Bhima and Arjuna in battle, (namely) Yuyudhana (Satyaki ) Virata, and the maharathi Drupada, (5) and Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, and the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit Kuntibhoja, and that eminent man named Saibya, (6) as also the heroic Yudhamanyu, and the valiant Uttamauja, and the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu), and the (five) sons of Draupadi all of whom are holders of great chariots. (7) O best of the twice-born ! I shall now mention to you the names of the most distinguished on our side, who are the leaders of my army, for your information ; learn, who they are. Description:- [That warrior who could fight single-handed with ten thousand archers was known as 'maharathl', that is, 'holder of a great chariot '. A description has been given in the 8 chapters (164th to 171st) of the Udyoga-parva, stating which warrior in both the armies was a 'rathi' or a ' maharathi ', or an ' atirathi '. There it is stated that Dhrstaketu was the son of Sisupala ; similarly, Purujit Kuntibhoja are not the names of two persons. It is stated there that Purujit was the legitimate son of the king Kuntibhoja, to whom Kunti had been given in adoption ; that, Kuntibhoja was his family-name ; and that, he was the maternal uncle of Dharma, Bhima, and Arjuna . Yudhamanyu and Uttamauja were both from the Pancala country, and Cekitana was a Yadava. Yudhamanyu and Uttamauja were the protectors of the wheels of Arjuna's chariot. Saibya was. the king of the Sibi country. ]