TEXT 7
अ ᇿ ितु ि
विश ᇾ टा ये तािᇳ नबोध दि् वजोሧम । नायका मम सैᇳ य ᇿ य संᇥाथ ᆾ ताᇳ बर्
वीिम ते ॥७॥
asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te
asmākam—our; tu—but; viśiṣṭāḥ—especially powerful; ye—those; tān—
them; nibodha—just take note, be informed; dvijottama—the best of the
brāhmaṇas; nāyakāḥ—captains; mama—my; sainyasya—of the
soldiers; saṁjñā-artham—for information; tān—them; bravīmi—I am
speaking; te— your.
TRANSLATION
O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell
you about the captains who are especially qualified to
lead my military force.
TEXT 8
भवाᇳ भीᇾ म ᇽ च कण ᆼᇽ च कृ प ᇽ च सिमित ᇮ जयः । अ ᇽ व ᇰ ि ᆼᇽ च सौमदिሧ ᇿ तथैव च ॥८॥
bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiñjayaḥ
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca
bhavān—yourself; bhīṣmaḥ—Grandfather Bhīṣma; ca—also; karṇaḥ—
Karṇa; ca—and; kṛpaḥ—Kṛpa; ca—and; samitiñjayaḥ—always victorious in
battle; aśvatthāmā—Aśvatthāmā; vikarṇaḥ—Vikarṇa; ca—as well as;
saumadattiḥ—the son of Somadatta; tathā—and as; eva—certainly; ca—
and.
TRANSLATION
There are personalities like yourself, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa,
Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called
Bhuriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.
PURPORT
Duryodhana mentioned the exceptional heroes in the battle, all of whom are ever-
victorious. Vikarṇa is the brother of Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā is the son of
Droṇācārya, and Saumadatti, or Bhūriśravā, is the son of the King of the Bāhlīkas.
Karṇa is the half brother of Arjuna, as he was born of Kuntī before her marriage
with King Pāṇḍu. Kṛpācārya married the twin sister of Droṇācārya.
TEXT 9
अ ᇳ ाच बहवः शरू ामदथ ᆹ ᇰ य ᇧ तजीिवताः । नानाश ᇿ तर् पर् हरणाः सव ᆹ
युሬिवशारदाः ॥९॥
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ
nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ
anye—many others; ca—also; bahavaḥ—in great numbers; śūrāḥ-heroes;
mad-arthe-for my sake; tyakta-jīvitāḥ—prepared to risk life; nānā—many;
śastra-weapons; praharaṇāḥ—equipped with; sarve—all of them; yuddha—
battle; viśāradāḥ—experienced in military science.
TRANSLATION
There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay
down their lives for my sake. All of them are well
equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are
experienced in military science.
PURPORT
As far as the others are concerned–like Jayadratha, Kṛtavarmā, Śalya, etc.– all are
determined to lay down their lives for Duryodhana's sake. In other words, it is
already concluded that all of them would die in the Battle of Kurukṣetra for
joining the party of the sinful Duryodhana. Duryodhana was, of course, confident
of his victory on account of the above-mentioned combined strength of his friends.
TEXT 10
अपयाᆼᇴ तं तद ᇿ माकं बलं भीᇾ मािभरिᇤ तम् । पयाᆼᇴ िᇰ वदमेतेषां बलं भीमािभरि
ᇤ तम् ॥१०॥
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam
paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam
aparyāptam—immeasurable; tat—that; asmākam—of ours; balam—
strength; bhīṣma—by Grandfather Bhīṣma; abhirakṣitam—perfectly
protected; paryāptam—limited; tu—but; idam—all these; eteṣām—of the
Pāṇḍavas; balam—strength; bhīma—by Bhīma; abhirakṣitam—carefully
protected.
TRANSLATION
Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly
protected by Grandfather Bhīṣma, whereas the strength
of the Pāṇḍavas, carefully protected by Bhīma, is limited.
PURPORT
Herein an estimation of comparative strength is made by Duryodhana. He thinks
that the strength of his armed forces is immeasurable, being specifically protected
by the most experienced general, Grandfather Bhīṣma. On the other
