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 śhūrāḥ mahā-iṣhu-āsāḥ bhīma-arjuna-samāḥ yudhi yuyudhānaḥ virāṭaḥ cha drupadaḥ cha mahā-rathaḥ

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.