SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA - Esamskriti.com

Sanjaya saidHaving seen the army of Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King Duryodhana thenapproached his teacher, Drona, and spoke these words.Duryodhana was thinking all along that it might not be possible for the Pandavas tomobilize forces strong enough to face his own huge army. But what he saw on thebattlefield unnerved his position and hence he rushed to his teacher and exclaimed:pashyaitaam paanduputraanaam aacharya mahateem chamoomvyoodhaam drupadaputrena tava shishyena dheemataa // 1.3 //Behold, O Teacher, this mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son ofDrupada, your wise disciple.atra shooraa maheshwaasaa bheemaarjunasamaa yudhiyuyudhaano viraatashcha drupadashcha mahaarathah // 1.4 //Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana,Virata and Drupada, the great chariot warrior.dhrishtaketush chekitaanah kaashiraajascha veeryavanpurujit kuntibhojashcha shaibhyashcha narapungavah // 1.5 //Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana and the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja andSaibya, the best among men.yudhaamanyushcha vikraanta uttamaujaashcha veeryavansaubhadro draupadeyaashcha sarva eva mahaarathaah // 1.6 //The courageous Yudhamanyu, the brave Uttamauja, Saubhadra and the sons ofDraupadi - all great chariot-warriors.asmaakam tu vishishtaa ye taan nibodha dwijottamanaayakaa mama sainyasya samjnaartham taan braveemi te // 1.7 //Know also, O the best among the twice born, the names of those who are mostdistinguished amongst ourselves, the leaders of my army. These I relate to you foryour information.bhavaan bheeshmashcha karnashcha kripashcha samitinjayahashwatthaamaa vikarnashcha saumadattis tathaiva cha // 1.8 //Yourself and Bhishma and Karna and Kripa, the victorious in war, Aswatthama andVikarna and Jayadratha, the son of Somadatta.anye cha bahavah shooraa madarthe tyaktajeevitaahnaanaashastrapraharanaah sarve yuddhavishaaradaah // 1.9 //And many other heroes also, well-skilled in warfare and armed with many kinds ofweapons are here; ready to lay down their lives for my sake.