Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 1, Verse 6
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।
सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।
सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।
yudhāmanyuśca vikrānta uttamaujāśca vīryavān
saubhadro draupadeyāśca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ
also searched as "yudhamanyush cha vikranta uttamaujash cha viryavan"
Translation
Yudhamanyu, the valiant one, and Uttamaujas, the strong one; and also the son of Subhadra, as well as the sons of Draupadi, all mighty warriors.
Vāṇi's rendering
Valiant Yudhamanyu, brave Uttamaujas, Subhadra's son, and the sons of Draupadi — great chariot-warriors all.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| युधामन्युःyudhāmanyuḥ | Yudhāmanyu, a Pāñcāla warrior (appears as yudhāmanyuś by sandhi before ca) |
| चca | and |
| विक्रान्तःvikrāntaḥ | valiant, one who strides forward (appears as vikrānta before the following vowel) |
| उत्तमौजाःuttamaujāḥ | Uttamaujas, his brother (appears as uttamaujāś by sandhi before ca) |
| चca | and |
| वीर्यवान्vīryavān | full of strength, brave |
| सौभद्रःsaubhadraḥ | Subhadrā's son, Abhimanyu (appears as saubhadro before the voiced consonant) |
| द्रौपदेयाःdraupadeyāḥ | the sons of Draupadī (appears as draupadeyāś by sandhi before ca) |
| चca | and |
| सर्वेsarve | all of them (appears as sarva before eva) |
| एवeva | indeed, without exception |
| महारथाःmahā-rathāḥ | great chariot-warriors — a formal rank, each reckoned a match for many |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 6 mean?
Duryodhana finishes naming his enemies — Yudhāmanyu the valiant, Uttamaujas the strong, Abhimanyu son of Subhadrā, and the five sons of Draupadī — and calls them all mahārathāḥ, great chariot-warriors. The praise is genuine, and so is the unease beneath it. He is describing the strength he must break, and hearing aloud how large it is.
What does 'yudhamanyush cha vikranta uttamaujash cha viryavan' mean?
It means Yudhāmanyu, who strides forward in battle, and Uttamaujas, who is full of strength. Two Pāñcāla brothers, guardians of Arjuna's chariot wheels. Duryodhana gives each a word of honour as he counts, which is how fear speaks when it is trying to sound like strategy.
Who is Saubhadra in Bhagavad Gita 1.6?
Saubhadra is Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā and Arjuna, barely sixteen when the war begins. Duryodhana names him among the great warriors, and he is right to. Abhimanyu will break into the cakra-vyūha alone and die inside it. The verse counts him as a threat; the war will count him as a boy.
What is a maharatha in the Mahabharata?
A mahāratha is a formal battlefield rank — a chariot-warrior reckoned able to hold his own against enormous odds. It is not flattery; it is an assessment, the way an army rates what it faces. Duryodhana applies it to every name on the other side, and by doing so tells us exactly what he is afraid of.
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Commentary
Duryodhana is still talking. He began by naming the enemy to his teacher, and the list has not stopped — valiant, brave, mighty, great chariot-warriors, every man weighed and rated. He means to sound confident. He sounds like someone counting. And the last names he speaks are the youngest on the field: Subhadrā's boy, Draupadī's five sons, none of whom will see the war end. Courage here is not a feeling anyone has; it is a rank assigned from the other side of the field. When you tally what you are up against, notice whether you are measuring the thing — or measuring your own fear of it.