ŚaṅkarācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Advaita Vedānta· Classical
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1.4 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
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Chapter 1 · Verse 4·Spoken by Sanjaya
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि। युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः
atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaśhcha drupadaśhcha mahā-rathaḥ
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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atrahereśhūrāḥpowerful warriorsmahā-iṣhu-āsāḥgreat bowmenbhīma-arjuna-samāḥequal to Bheem and Arjunyudhiin military prowessyuyudhānaḥYuyudhanvirāṭaḥViratchaanddrupadaḥDrupadchaalsomahā-rathaḥwarriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
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Reading set · 5 translations · 3 commentaries
Translation · 5 voices
Here are the heroes wielding great bows, who in battle are peers of Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana (Satyaki) and Virata, and the maharatha (great chariot-rider) Drupada;
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
There (in that army) are heroes, great bowmen, such as Bhima and Arjuna; Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada, a mighty warrior;
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
Here are the heroes and mighty archers, comparable in war to Bhima and Arjuna: Yuyudhana, the king of the Virata country, and Drupada, the mighty warrior.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and Drupada—all mighty warriors.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna, Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada—all great soldiers.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
RāmānujācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Viśiṣṭādvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Ramanuja's commentary treats verses 1.1 through 1.19 as a single passage; it is given in full at verse 1.1.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
MadhvācāryaGītā-bhāṣya
Dvaita· Classical
Machine translation · draft
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse; his Gita-bhashya begins at verse 2.11.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.