BhG 1.4-6

atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ
dhṛṣṭa-ketuś cekitānaḥ kāśi-rājaś ca vīryavān
purujit kunti-bhojaś ca śaibyaś ca nara-puṃgavaḥ
yudhā-manyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān
saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ

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syntax

atra (here) yudhi (in battle) maheṣv-āsāḥ (great archers) śūrāḥ (the heroes) bhīmārjuna-samāḥ (equal to Bhīma and Arjuna) [santi] (are):
yuyudhānaḥ (Yuyudhāna), virāṭaḥ ca (and Virāṭa), mahā-rathaḥ drupadaḥ ca (and great warrior Drupada), dhṛṣṭa-ketuḥ (Dhṛṣṭaketu), cekitānaḥ (Cekitāna), vīrya-vān kaśī-rājah ca (and valorous king of Kaśi), purujit (Purujit), kunti-bhojaḥ ca (and Kuntibhoja), nara-puṁgavaḥ śaibyaḥ ca (and the best of men Śaibya), vikrāntaḥ yudhā-manyuh ca (and courageous Yudhāmanyu), vīrya-vān uttamaujāḥ ca (and valorous Uttamaujās), saubhadraḥ (the son of Subhadra), draupadeyāḥ ca (and the sons of Draupadī), sarve eva (certainly all) mahā-rathāḥ [santi] (are great warriors).

grammar

atra	–	av. – here;
śūrāḥ	–	śūra 1n.3 m. – the heroes;
maheṣv-āsāḥ	–	mahā-iṣu-āsa 1n.3 m.; BV: yeṣaṁ mahāntaḥ iṣvāsāḥ santi te – those who have great bows (from: √mah – to magnify, mahant – great; iṣu-āsa – arrow-throwing, bow; from: iṣu – arrow; √as – to throw, to hurl; āsa – thrower, bow);
bhīmārjuna-samāḥ	–	bhīma-arjuna-sama 1n.3 m.; TP: bhīmena ca arjunena ca samāḥ iti – who are equal to Bhīma and Arjuna (from: √bhī – to scare, bhīma – terrible, frightful; arjuna – white, clear, Arjuna; sama – the same, equal, equivalent);
yudhi		yudh 7n.1 f. – in battle (from: √yudh – to fight);
yuyudhānaḥ	–	yuyudhāna 1n.1 m. – eager to fight, Yuyudhāna = Sātyaki (from: √yudh – to fight, des. yuyutsu – desiring to fight);
virāṭaḥ	–	virāṭa 1n.1 m. – brilliant, reighning, Virāṭa (from: vi-√rāj – to shine, to reign);
ca	–	av. – and;
drupadaḥ	–	dru-pada 1n.1 m. – pillar, column or a rapid step, Drupada (from: √dru – to run, to hasten; pada – foot);
ca	–	av. – and;
mahā-rathaḥ	–	mahā-ratha 1n.1 m.; BV: yasya ratho mahān asti saḥ – who has a great chariot (from: √mah – to magnify, mahant – great; ratha – chariot);

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dhṛṣṭa-ketuḥ	–	dhṛṣṭa-ketu 1n.1 m. – bold leader, Dhṛṣṭaketu (from: √dhṛṣ – to be courageous, PP dhṛṣṭa – bold; ketu – flag, leader, brightness);
cekitānaḥ	–	cekitāna 1n.1 m. – highly intelligent, Cekitāna (from: √cit – to think, Intens.x cekitāna – intelligent);
kāśi-rājaḥ	–	kāśi-rāja 1n.1 m.; TP: kāśyāḥ rājeti – king of Kaśi (from: kāśī – modern Benares; √raj – to reign, rājan – king);
ca	–	av. – and;
vīryavān	–	vīrya-vant 1n.1 m. – having strenght, valorous (from: vīrya – manliness, valour, strenght, semen; -mant / -vant – suffix denoting one who possesses);
purujit	–	puru-jit 1n.1 m. – conquering widely, Purujit (from: puru – great, abundant; jit – suffix: conqueror);
kunti-bhojaḥ	–	kunti-bhoja 1n.1 m. – ruler of the Kunti land (from: kunti – name of the Kunti people; √bhuj – to eat, to enjoy, bhoja – enjoying, king, bountiful);
ca	–	av. – and;
śaibyaḥ	–	śaibya 1n.1 m. – ruler of the Śibi land;
ca	–	av. – and;
nara-puṁgavaḥ	–	nara-puṅgava 1n.1 m.; TP: nareṣu puṅgava iti – bull among men, best of men (from: nṛ – man, mankind, nara – a man, a person; puṅ-gava – a bull, a hero);

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yudhā-manyuḥ	–	yudhā-manyu 1n.1 m. – fighting with spirit, Yudhāmanyu (from: √yudh – to fight, yudh – fight, instrumental: yudhā – by the fight, yuddha – fight, battle; manyu – spirit, ardour, anger);
ca	–	av. – and;
vikrāntaḥ	–	vikrānta (vi-√kram – to step beyond, to attack) PP 1n.1 m. – courageous;
uttamaujāḥ	–	uttama-ojas 1n.1 m. – supreme strenght, Uttamaujās (from: ut-tama – uppermost, highest, superlative of: ud – upwards, above; ojas – strenght, power);
ca	–	av. – and;
vīryavān	–	vīrya-vant 1n.1 m. – having strenght, valorous (from: vīrya – manliness, valour, strenght, semen; -mant / -vant – suffix denoting one who possesses);
saubhadraḥ	–	saubhadra 1n.1 m. – the son of Subhadra Abhimanyu (from: su – prefix: good, excellent, beautiful, virtuous; bhadra –auspiciousness);
draupadeyāḥ	–	draupadeya 1n.3 m. – the sons of Draupadī;
ca	–	av. – and;
sarve	–	sarva sn. 1n.3 m. – all;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
mahā-rathāḥ	–	mahā-ratha 1n.3 m.; BV: yeṣāṁ rathā mahāntaḥ santi te – those who have great chariots (from: √mah – to magnify, mahant – great; ratha – chariot);

textual variants

yudhā-manyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān → nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca yudhāma[nyūtta]maujasau (Nakula and Sahadeva, Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas);
draupadeyāḥ → draupadīyāḥ (sons of Draupadī);

commentaries

Śāṃkara

no commentary up to the verse BhG 2.10

Rāmānuja

commentary under the verse BhG 1.11

Madhva

no commentary up to the verse BhG 2.11

Śrīdhara

eko daśa sahasrāṇi yodhayed yas tu dhanvinām |
śastra-śāstra-pravīṇaś ca mahāratha iti smṛtaḥ ||
amitān yodhayed yas tu samprokto ‚tirathas tu saḥ |
caikena yo yudhyet tan-nyūno ‚rdha-rathaḥ smṛtaḥ || iti

Viśvanātha

Baladeva

nanv ekena dhṛṣṭadyumnenādhiṣṭhitālpikā senāsmadīyenaikenaiva sujeyā syād atas tvaṃ mā trāsīr iti cet tatrāha atreti | atra camvāṃ mahāntaḥ śatrubhiś chettum aśakyā iṣvāsāś cāpā yeṣāṃ te | yuddha-kauśalam āśaṅkyāha bhīmeti | yuyudhānaḥ sātyakiḥ | mahāratha iti yuyudhānīdānāṃ trayāṇām | nara-puṅgava iti purujid-ādīnāṃ trayāṇām | yudyeti vikrānta iti yudhāmanyoḥ | vīryavān ity uttamaujasaś ceti viśeṣaṇam | saubhadro ‚bhimanyuḥ | draupadeyā yudhiṣṭhirādibhyaḥ pañcabhyaḥ kramād draupadyāṃ jātāḥ prativindhya-śrutasena-śrutakīrti-śatānīka-śrutakarmākhyāḥ pañca-putrāḥ | ca-śabdād anye ca ghaṭotkacādayaḥ | pāṇḍavās tv atikhyātatvāt na gaṇitāḥ | ye ete saptadaśa gaṇitāḥ, ye cānye tat-pakṣīyās te sarve mahārathā eva | atirathasyāpy upalakṣaṇam etat | tal-lakṣaṇaṃ coktam –

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