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Chapter 1: Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra

Verse 8 of 39
Bg 1.8

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिंजयः अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च

bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiñjayaḥ aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca

Synonyms

bhavānyourself; bhīṣmaḥGrandfather Bhīṣma; caalso; karṇaḥKarṇa; caand; kṛpaḥKṛpa; caand; samitiñjayaḥalways victorious in battle; aśvatthāmāAśvatthāmā; vikarṇaḥVikarṇa; caas well as; saumadattiḥthe son of Somadatta; tathāand as; evacertainly; caand..

Translation

There are personalities like yourself, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhuriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.

Purport

Duryodhana mentioned the exceptional heroes in the battle, all of whom are ever-victorious. Vikarṇa is the brother of Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā is the son of Droṇācārya, and Saumadatti, or Bhūriśravā, is the son of the King of the Bāhlīkas. Karṇa is the half brother of Arjuna, as he was born of Kuntī before her marriage with King Pāṇḍu. Kṛpācārya married the twin sister of Droṇācārya.

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