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yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.6 There are the mighty Yudhamanyu, the very powerful Uttamauja, the son of Subhadra and the sons of...

asmākaḿ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān nibodha dvijottama nāyakā mama sainyasya saḿjñārthaḿ tān bravīmi te Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.7 But for your information, O best of the brahmanas, let me tell you about the captains who are...

bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiḿ-jayaḥ aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.8 There are personalities like you, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and the son of...

anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.9 There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are...

aparyāptaḿ tad asmākaḿ balaḿ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaḿ tv idam eteṣāḿ balaḿ bhīmābhirakṣitam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.10 Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhishma,...

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.11 All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhishma, as you stand at your respective...

tasya sañjanayan harṣaḿ kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siḿha-nādaḿ vinadyoccaiḥ śańkhaḿ dadhmau pratāpavān Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.12 Then Bhishma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the...

tataḥ śańkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo ‘bhavat Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.13 After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded,...

tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śańkhau pradadhmatuḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.14 On the other side, both Lord Krishna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by...

pāñcajanyaḿ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaḿ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraḿ dadhmau mahā-śańkhaḿ bhīma-karmā vṛkodaraḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.15 Lord Krishna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta;...