Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 8: Meaning and Special Explanation
Sloka (Verse): भवान् भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः । अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥८॥ Bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiñjayaḥ । Aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca ॥8॥ Word-by-Word Meaning: bhavān — yourself bhīṣmaḥ — Bhishma ca — and karṇaḥ — Karna ca — and kṛpaḥ — Kripacharya ca — and samitiñjayaḥ — always victorious in battle aśvatthāmā — Ashvatthama vikarṇaḥ — Vikarna ca — and saumadattiḥ — Saumadatti tathā — as well as eva — certainly ca — and Translation: Here are you, Bhishma, Karna, Kripacharya—who are eternally victorious in battle; Ashwatthama, Vikarna, and Saumadatti—all of them are extraordinary valiant warriors. Purport Duryodhana is listing the extraordinary warriors on his side to encourage his commander-in-chief, Dronacharya. In this verse, he first addresses Dronacharya respectfully as "bhavān" (yourself), acknowledging him as his teacher and the greatest archer among the...