भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जय: अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च
bhavānbhīṣhmaśhcha karṇaśhcha kṛipaśhcha samitiñjayaḥ aśhvatthāmā vikarṇaśhcha saumadattis tathaiva cha
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Duryodhana names Bhīṣhma, Karṇa, Kṛipa, Aśhvatthāmā and Bhūriśhravā among his own great warriors — men whose loyalty runs less to Duryodhana's cause than to duty, family obligation, and old debts of gratitude, a tension that surfaces openly later through Arjuna and, quietly, through several of these very men.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Loyalty and conviction are not always the same thing, even for the fiercest warriors on the field.