Bhagavad Gita 1.8
Chapter 1, verse 8
Meaning
There is you yourself, sir, and Bhīṣma, Karṇa, and Kṛpa, who wins every battle he fights; there are Aśvatthāman and Vikarṇa, and Somadatta's son as well.
The Sanskrit
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः ।
अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥ ८ ॥
bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiṃjayaḥ
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca
Say it
bhuh-vaan bheesh-mush chuh kur-nush chuh kri-push chuh suh-mi-tin-juh-yuh-huh
ush-vut-thaa-maa vi-kur-nush chuh sau-muh-dut-tis tuh-thai-vuh chuh
Word by word
- bhavān
- your honour, you yourself
- bhīṣmaḥ
- Bhīṣma, the family's great elder
- karṇaḥ
- Karṇa
- kṛpaḥ
- Kṛpa
- samitim-jayaḥ
- victorious in battle
- aśvatthāmā
- Aśvatthāman, Droṇa's son
- vikarṇaḥ
- Vikarṇa, one of Duryodhana's brothers
- saumadattiḥ
- the son of Somadatta (Bhūriśravas)
- tathā eva ca
- and likewise
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 1.8 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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