Bg 1.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः ।
अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥ ८ ॥

bhavan bhismas ca karnas ca

krpas ca samitinjayaḥ

asvatthama vikarnas ca

saumadattis tathaiva ca

bhavan-yourself; bhismaḥ-Grandfather Bhisma; ca-also; karnaḥ-Karna; ca-and; krpaḥ-Krpa; ca-and; samitinjayaḥ-always victorious in battle; asvatthama-Asvatthama; vikarnaḥ-Vikarna; ca-as well as; saumadattiḥ-the son of Somadatta; tatha-and as; eva-certainly; ca-and.

TRANSLATION

There are personalities like yourself, Bhisma, Karna, Krpa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and the son of Somadatta called Bhurisrava, who are always victorious in battle.

PURPORT

Duryodhana mentioned the exceptional heroes in the battle, all of whom are ever-victorious. Vikarna is the brother of Duryodhana, Asvatthama is the son of Dronacarya, and Saumadatti, or Bhūrisrava, is the son of the King of the Bahlikas. Karna is the half brother of Arjuna, as he was born of Kunti before her marriage with King Panḍu. Krpacarya married the twin sister of Dronacarya.

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