Chapter 1 · Verse 4

Arjuna's Dilemma

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि। युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः

atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaśhcha drupadaśhcha mahā-rathaḥ

Word Meanings

atra — here; śhūrāḥ — powerful warriors; mahā-iṣhu-āsāḥ — great bowmen; bhīma-arjuna-samāḥ — equal to Bheem and Arjun; yudhi — in military prowess; yuyudhānaḥ — Yuyudhan; virāṭaḥ — Virat; cha — and; drupadaḥ — Drupad; cha — also; mahā-rathaḥ — warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors

Language:

Translation

Here are mighty warriors and great bowmen, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna—Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada, the great chariot-warrior.

Commentary

अत्र here? शूराः heroes? महेष्वासाः mighty archers? भीमार्जुनसमाः eal to Bhima and Arjuna? युधि in battle? युयुधानः Yuyudhana? विराटः Virata? च and? द्रुपदः Drupada? च and? महारथः of the great car.Commentary Technically? maharatha means a warrior who is proficient in the science of war and who is able to fight alone with ten thousand archers.