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BHAGAVAD GITHA

HOW SORROW BROUGHT

DEATH FOR ONE,

DIVINITY FOR THE OTHER

By Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna
Srimannarayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamiji

Maha:bha:ratha - the great war, began. Pa:ndava:s

and the Kaurava:s assembled at Kurukshe:thra,
eager to fight the war. Duryo:dhana, who saw the
huge army of the Pa:ndava:s, was dismayed and
quickly began to analyze the army-strength on both
8. saumadatthihi = the son of So:madattha,
sides of the war. He realized that there were several
Bhu:risravas by name
great warriors, at least seventeen of them, with
9. thattha e:va cha = and that is all.
the Pa:ndava:s. He then listed those names of the
warriors to his Guru Dro:na:cha:rya and had found
Purport
that there were very few leaders on his side.
Duryo:dhana, began to list the names of the
seven warriors to his Guru Dro:na:cha:rya.
Verse 8 “Yourself (Dro:na:charya), Bhi:shma:cha:rya,
bhava:n bhi:shmas cha karnas cha
krupas cha samithinjayaha | Karna, Krupa:charya, Aswattha:ma, Vikarna and
aswattha:ma vikarnas cha Saumadattha. That is all” He could not find any other
saumadaththis thatthaiva cha || prominent warrior in his army.

Word to word meaning Verse 9
1. bhava:n = Yourself anye: cha bahavas su:ra:ha
2. bhi:shmaha cha = and Bhi:shma:cha:rya, madarthe: thyaktha ji:vitha:ha |
na:na: sasthra praharana:s
3. karnaha cha = also Karna
sarve: yuddha visa:rada:ha ||
4. samithinjayaha = the victorious,
5. krupaha cha = Krupa:charya, our great teacher
Word to word meaning
in archery,
bahavaha = There are so many
6. aswattha:ma = Aswattha:ma the unbeatable son
anye: cha = others also;
of yours,
su:raha = dynamic leaders
7. vikarnaha cha = my brother Vikarna and
thyaktha ji:vithaha = end their lives

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