Verse 1.9
Speaker: Sanjaya
Sanskrit
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः | नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ||९||
Transliteration (IAST)
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ | nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||9||
Word-by-Word Meanings
अन्ये-others
बहवः-many
शूराः-heroes
मदर्थे-for my sake
त्यक्तजीविताः-prepared to give up their lives
युद्धविशारदाः-experienced in warfare
Translation
And many other heroes who are prepared to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various weapons, all skilled in the art of warfare.
Commentary
Duryodhana's phrase 'madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ' (prepared to die for my sake) reveals his self-centered worldview. He sees warriors as instruments of his ambition rather than individuals with their own dharmic obligations.
Themes
dutydharma