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Bhagavad Gita 1.8

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

bhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiñjayaḥ| aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca saumadattistathaiva ca||1.8||

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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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