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Verse 1.17
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha mahā-rathaḥ dhṛiṣhṭadyumno virāṭaśhcha sātyakiśh chāparājitaḥ
Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 1, Verse 17
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Sanskrit to English Translation
Translator:
The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the unconquered.
A Reading - Rantideb
The list of other conches being blown illustrates the decentralized but unified nature of the Pandava alliance.
kāśhyaḥKing of Kashi
chaand
parama-iṣhu-āsaḥthe excellent archer
śhikhaṇḍīShikhandi
chaalso
mahā-rathaḥwarriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
dhṛiṣhṭadyumnaḥDhrishtadyumna
virāṭaḥVirat
chaand
sātyakiḥSatyaki
chaand
aparājitaḥinvincible
Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)
Author:
1.17 काश्यः Kasya? the king of Kasi? च and? परमेष्वासः an excellent archer? शिखण्डी Sikhandi? च and? महारथः mighty carwarrior? धृष्टद्युम्नः Dhrishtadyumna? विराटः Virata? च and? सात्यकिः Satyaki? च and? अपराजितः unconered.No Commentary.