Gita Verse 1.4

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 4

Sanskrit Verse

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।

Transliteration

atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi

yuyudhāno virāṭaśhcha drupadaśhcha mahā-rathaḥ

Word meanings

atra—here; śhūrāḥ—powerful warriors; mahā-iṣhu-āsāḥ—great bowmen; bhīma-arjuna-samāḥ—equal to Bheem and Arjun; yudhi—in military prowess; yuyudhānaḥ—Yuyudhan; virāṭaḥ—Virat; cha—and; drupadaḥ—Drupad; cha—also; mahā-rathaḥ—warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors;

Swami Sivananda's translation

Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and Drupada—all mighty warriors.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1