Gita Verse 1.9

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 9

Sanskrit Verse

अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।

Transliteration

anye cha bahavaḥ śhūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ

nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśhāradāḥ

Word meanings

anye—others; cha—also; bahavaḥ—many; śhūrāḥ—heroic warriors; mat-arthe—for my sake; tyakta-jīvitāḥ—prepared to lay down their lives; nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥ—equipped with various kinds of weapons; sarve—all; yuddha-viśhāradāḥ—skilled in the art of warfare

Swami Sivananda's translation

And also many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various weapons and missiles, all well-skilled in battle.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1