Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

सञ्जयSañjaya speaks

Text 1.6

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथ: धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितान: काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् |पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गव: युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् |सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथा:

atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaśhcha drupadaśhcha mahā-rathaḥ dhṛiṣhṭaketuśhchekitānaḥ kāśhirājaśhcha vīryavān purujit kuntibhojaśhcha śhaibyaśhcha nara-puṅgavaḥ yudhāmanyuśhcha vikrānta uttamaujāśhcha vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāśhcha sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ

Recitation · Text 1.6
0:00--:--

Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (34 words)

Sacred Rehal Book Icon
Purport Overview & Key Insights

The roll call concludes: valorous Yudhāmanyu, Uttamaujā, Abhimanyu (son of Subhadrā), and the five sons of Draupadī — 'all of them,' Duryodhana admits, 'great chariot-warriors.'

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The chapter takes its time before a single word is spoken about dharma — first, it insists we see exactly who is standing on the field.