Shloka 9

Arjuna Vishada Yoga — Arjuna Vishada Yoga

Devanagari script

अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः । नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥

Transliteration

anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ | nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||

Translation

And many other heroes too, for my sake resolved to lay down their lives—wielding diverse weapons and skilled in the art of war.

Gita Press Meaning

And many other heroes also, resolved to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various weapons and skilled in warfare.

Speakers

• Duryodhana
• Droṇa

Primary Concepts

• Rāga (attachment to a leader/cause)
• Saṅkalpa (resolve)
• Ahaṃkāra (ego-centered motivation, implied by ‘for my sake’)

Key Themes

• Loyalty and mobilization
• Collective commitment
• Personalization of a cause