January 3 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 1; Verses 7-10 (Day 3)

 January 3 – Chapter 1; Verses 7-10

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ १-७॥

asmākaṁ tu viśhiṣhṭā ye tānnibodha dwijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya sanjñārthaṁ tānbravīmi te (7)

அஸ்மாக¹ம் து¹ விஶிஷ்டா¹ யே தா¹ன்னிபோ³த⁴ த்³விஜோத்¹த¹ம |
நாயகா¹ மம ஸைன்யஸ்ய ஸன்ஞார்த¹ம் தா¹ன்ப்³ரவீமி தே¹ ||7||

7. “Know also, O best among the twice-born, the names of those who are the most distinguished amongst ourselves, the leaders of my army! These I name to thee for thy information.

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः ।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥ १-८॥ 

bhavānbhīṣhmaśhcha karṇaśhcha kṛipaśhcha samitiñjayaḥ
aśhwatthāmā vikarṇaśhcha saumadattis tathaiva cha (8) 

ப⁴வான்பீ⁴ஷ்மஶ்ச¹ க¹ர்ணஶ்ச¹ க்¹ருப¹ஶ்ச¹ ஸமிதி¹ந்ஜய: ^|
அஶ்வத்¹தா²மா விக¹ர்ணஶ்ச¹ ஸௌமத³த்¹தி¹ஸ்த¹தை²வ ச¹ ||8||

8. “Thyself and Bhishma, and Karna and Kripa, the victorious in war; Asvatthama, Vikarna, and Jayadratha, the son of Somadatta.

अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥ १-९॥ 

anye cha bahavaḥ śhūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ
nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśhāradāḥ (9)

அன்யே ச¹ ப³ஹவ: ஶூரா மத³ர்தே² த்¹யக்¹த¹ஜீவிதா¹: |
நானாஶஸ்த்¹ரப்¹ரஹரணா: ஸர்வே யுத்³த⁴விஶாரதா³: ||9||

9. “And also many other heroes who have given up their lives for my sake, armed with various weapons and missiles, all well skilled in battle.

अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् ।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥ १-१०॥ 

aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitam
paryāptaṁ twidam eteṣhāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣhitam (10)

அப¹ர்யாப்¹த¹ம் த¹த³ஸ்மாக¹ம் ப³லம் பீ⁴ஷ்மாபி⁴ரக்ஷித¹ம் ।

ப¹ர்யாப்¹த¹ம் த்¹வித³மேதே¹ஷாம் ப³லம் பீ⁴மாபி⁴ரக்ஷித¹ம் ||10||

10. “This army of ours marshalled by Bhishma is insufficient, whereas their army, marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.

Commentary: The verse is differently interpreted by different commentators.  Sridhara Swami takes the word aparyaptam to mean ‘insufficient’. Ananda Giri takes it to mean ‘unlimited’.

Ref: Bhagavadgita by Swami Sivananda, DLS publication