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Bhagavad-gītā 1.8
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
- भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः ।
- अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥८॥
- bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca
- kṛpaś ca samitiṁ-jayaḥ
- aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca
- saumadattis tathaiva ca
bhavānyour good self — your good self; bhīṣmaḥGrandfather Bhīṣma — Grandfather Bhīṣma; caalso — also; karṇaḥKarṇa — Karṇa; caand — and; kṛpaḥKṛpa — Kṛpa; caand — and; samitimalways victorious in battle-jayaḥalways victorious in battle — always victorious in battle; aśvatthāmāAśvatthāmā — Aśvatthāmā; vikarṇaḥVikarṇa — Vikarṇa; caas well as — as well as; saumadattiḥthe son of Somadatta — the son of Somadatta; tathāas well as — as well as; evacertainly — certainly; caalso — also.
There are personalities like you, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhūriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.
Duryodhana mentions 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's twin sister married Droṇācārya.