Chapter 1 · Arjuna Vishada Yoga - The Yoga of Arjuna's DespondencyDuryodhana
Verse 4
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 1, श्लोक 4
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।
युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः॥४॥
Transliteration
Atra Shura Maheshvasa Bhimarjuna-Sama Yudhi.
Yuyudhano Viratas-Cha Drupadas-Cha Maharathah.||4||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अत्रatrahere
शूराःshurahheroes
महेष्वासाःmaheshvasahmighty bowmen
भीमार्जुनसमाःbhimarjuna-samahequal to Bhima and Arjuna
युधिyudhiin battle
युयुधानःyuyudhanahYuyudhana (Satyaki)
विराटःviratahVirata
द्रुपदःdrupadahDrupada
महारथःmaharathahgreat chariot warrior
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
इस सेना में भीम और अर्जुन के समान युद्ध करने वाले अनेक शूरवीर और महान धनुर्धर हैं — युयुधान (सात्यकि), विराट और महारथी द्रुपद।
English Translation
Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna — Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and the great warrior Drupada.
Commentary (टीका)
Duryodhana begins enumerating the Pandava warriors to stir Drona's concern. By comparing them to Bhima and Arjuna, he emphasizes the threat they pose. This cataloguing of warriors reveals Duryodhana's own anxiety masked as strategic assessment.