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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 8

Arjuna's Dejection

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च

bhavānbhīṣhmaśhcha karṇaśhcha kṛipaśhcha samitiñjayaḥ aśhvatthāmā vikarṇaśhcha saumadattis tathaiva cha

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.8 mean?

You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great warriors; Ashwaththama, Vikarna, and the son of Somadhatta;

Word-by-word meaning

bhavān—yourself · bhīṣhmaḥ—Bheeshma · cha—and · karṇaḥ—Karna · cha—and · kṛipaḥ—Kripa · cha—and · samitim-jayaḥ—victorious in battle · aśhvatthāmā—Ashvatthama · vikarṇaḥ—Vikarna · cha—and · saumadattiḥ—Bhurishrava · tathā—thus · eva—even · cha—also

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