Chapter 1, Verse 8
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
bhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiñjayaḥ| aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca saumadattistathaiva ca||1.8||
Word by word
- भवान्
- you (respectfully, referring to Drona)
- भीष्मः
- Bhishma
- च
- and
- कर्णः
- Karna
- च
- and
- कृपः
- Kripa
- च
- and
- समितिञ्जयः
- ever victorious in battle
- अश्वत्थामा
- Ashvatthama
- विकर्णः
- Vikarna
- च
- and
- सौमदत्तिः
- the son of Somadatta (Bhurishravas)
- तथा
- likewise
- एव
- indeed
- च
- and
Commentary
Yourself, and Bhishma, and Karna, and Kripa the victor of (many) battles; Asvatthaman, and Vikarna, and also the son of Somadatta,
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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भवान्
भीष्मः
च
कर्णः
च
कृपः
च
समितिञ्जयः
अश्वत्थामा
विकर्णः
च
सौमदत्तिः
तथा
एव
च
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