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TEXT 4

Bg 1.4

Devanagari

Devanagari

अत्र श‍ूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि ।
युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥ ४ ॥

Text

Tekst

atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā
bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca
drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ
atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā
bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca
drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ

Synonyms

Synoniemen

atra — here; śūrāḥ — heroes; mahā-iṣu-āsāḥ — mighty bowmen; bhīma-arjuna — to Bhīma and Arjuna; samāḥ — equal; yudhi — in the fight; yuyudhānaḥ — Yuyudhāna; virāṭaḥ — Virāṭa; ca — also; drupadaḥ — Drupada; ca — also; mahā-rathaḥ — great fighter.

atra — hier; śūrāḥ — helden; mahā-iṣu-āsāḥ — machtige boogschutters; bhīma-arjuna — aan Bhīma en Arjuna; samāḥ — gelijk aan; yudhi — in de strijd; yuyudhānaḥ — Yuyudhāna; virāṭaḥ — Virāṭa; ca — ook; drupadaḥ — Drupada; ca — ook; mahā-rathaḥ — groot strijder.

Translation

Vertaling

Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna: great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.

In dit leger bevinden zich vele heldhaftige boogschutters, die in de strijd gelijk zijn aan Bhīma en Arjuna: grote krijgslieden zoals Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa en Drupada.

Purport

Betekenisverklaring

Even though Dhṛṣṭadyumna was not a very important obstacle in the face of Droṇācārya’s very great power in the military art, there were many others who were causes of fear. They are mentioned by Duryodhana as great stumbling blocks on the path of victory because each and every one of them was as formidable as Bhīma and Arjuna. He knew the strength of Bhīma and Arjuna, and thus he compared the others with them.

Hoewel Dhṛṣṭadyumna niet zo’n belangrijk obstakel was in vergelijking met Droṇācārya’s geweldige militaire kracht, waren er wel heel wat anderen die gevreesd moesten worden. Duryodhana vermeldt ze hier als grote struikelblokken op het pad naar de overwinning, omdat de genoemde personen allemaal net zulke geduchte tegenstanders waren als Bhīma en Arjuna. Hij kende de kracht van Bhīma en Arjuna en vergeleek de anderen daarom met hen.