Bhagavad Gita 1.5
Chapter 1, verse 5
Meaning
There are Dhṛṣṭaketu and Cekitāna, and the valiant king of Kāśī; there are Purujit and Kuntibhoja, and Śaibya, a towering figure among men.
The Sanskrit
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् ।
पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः ॥ ५ ॥
dhṛṣṭaketuś cekitānaḥ kāśirājaś ca vīryavān
purujit kuntibhojaś ca śaibyaś ca narapuṃgavaḥ
Say it
drish-tuh-kay-toosh chay-ki-taa-nuh-huh kaa-shi-raa-jush chuh veer-yuh-vaan
poo-roo-jit koon-ti-bho-jush chuh shai-byush chuh nuh-ruh-poon-guh-vuh-huh
Word by word
- dhṛṣṭaketuḥ
- Dhṛṣṭaketu, king of the Cedis
- cekitānaḥ
- Cekitāna
- kāśirājaḥ
- the king of Kāśī (Varanasi)
- ca
- and
- vīryavān
- valiant, mighty
- purujit
- Purujit
- kuntibhojaḥ
- Kuntibhoja
- śaibyaḥ
- Śaibya
- nara-puṃgavaḥ
- a bull among men, the finest of men
Read it in context: verses 1.5–8Duryodhana counts his heroesWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: When counting becomes calming
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.5 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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