अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि ।युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥
atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjunasamā yudhi |yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca drupadaś ca mahārathaḥ ||
- अत्र · atra
- here, in this army
- शूराः · śūrāḥ
- heroes, mighty warriors
- महेष्वासाः · maheṣvāsāḥ
- great bowmen, mighty archers
- भीमार्जुनसमाः · bhīmārjunasamāḥ
- equal to Bhima and Arjuna
- युधि · yudhi
- in battle
- युयुधानः · yuyudhānaḥ
- Yuyudhana (Satyaki, Krishna's kinsman)
- विराटः · virāṭaḥ
- King Virata
- द्रुपदः · drupadaḥ
- King Drupada
- महारथः · mahārathaḥ
- a great chariot-warrior (commander of vast forces)
“Here are heroes, mighty archers, the equals of Bhima and Arjuna in battle — Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada the great chariot-warrior.”
— Original plain-language translation
Duryodhana's catalogue of enemy champions begins. Note the anxiety leaking through: he measures them against his own two most feared opponents, Bhima and Arjuna.
— Reader's notes (original)