Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 4

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-1 : Arjuna Vishad Yoga

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paśyaitām pāṇḍu-putrāṇām ācārya mahatīṁ camūm |
vyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā || 3 ||

Duryodhana said
3. Behold, O master, this mighty army of the Pandavas, commanded by their Field-Marshal the son
of Drupada[1], who is your intelligent disciple.

atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjuna samā yudhi |
yuyodhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ || 5 ||

4.There (in that army) are heroes, great archers like Bhima and Arjuna; Yuyudhana[2], Virata[3] and
Drupada a mighty warrior[4].


dhṛṣṭaketuś-cekitānaḥ kāśi-rājaśca vīryavān |
purujit-kunti-bhojaśca śaibyaśca nara-puṅgavaḥ || 5 ||

5. Dhrshtaketu, Cekitana[5], and the valiant king of Kash[6] and Kuntibhoja[7], and Saibya[8]
 the best among men;

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References and Context

  1. ↑ Drupada was the king of Panchala who hated Drona and prayed for a son who would kill him. A son was born froma yajna (sacrifice) that he had performed and he was named Drishtadyumna. He became the disciple of Drona and eventhough Drona new full well that the boy would eventually kill him, he still taught him all that he new about martialarts. So Duryodhana’s tone here is one of sarcasm.
  2. ↑ Yuyodhana is another name for Satyaki a close and dear servant of Lord Krishna.
  3. ↑ Virata was the king of Matsya, under whose protection the Pandavas spent their last year of exile living incognito.His daughter Uttara later married Abhimanyu the son of Arjuna. Virata was killed in the battle along with his sons,Uttara, Shveta and Shankha.
  4. ↑ Mahā-ratha — "great chariot warrior" — a highly skilled martial artist who is capable of fighting 1000 archers at thesame time.
  5. ↑ Cekitana was one of Sri Krishna’s Yadava/Vrshni clansmen, a very chivalrous warrior who was killed byDuryodhana during the battle.
  6. ↑ iThe King of Kashi was born as a partial manifestation of the asura — Dirgh-jihva., Purujit
  7. ↑ Purujit and Kuntibhoja were brothers of Arjuna’s mother Kunti. Both met their end at the hands of Drona.
  8. ↑ Saibya was the father of Devika, one of Yudhishthira’s wives and is called ‘the best among men’ because of hisexceptional military prowess.