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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 17

Arjuna's Dejection

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः

kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha mahā-rathaḥ dhṛiṣhṭadyumno virāṭaśhcha sātyakiśh chāparājitaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.17 mean?

And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the invincible one,

Word-by-word meaning

kāśhyaḥ—King of Kashi · cha—and · parama-iṣhu-āsaḥ—the excellent archer · śhikhaṇḍī—Shikhandi · cha—also · mahā-rathaḥ—warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors · dhṛiṣhṭadyumnaḥ—Dhrishtadyumna · virāṭaḥ—Virat · cha—and · sātyakiḥ—Satyaki · cha—and · aparājitaḥ—invincible ·

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