4.athra Sooraa maheshvaasaa bhimaarjuna smaa yuDhi
yuyuDhaan0o viraataScha dhrupadhacha mahaaraThaH
5. DhrshtakethuH chekithaanaH kaaSiraajaScha veeryavaan
purujith kunthibhojaScha SaibhyaScha narapungavaH
6.yuDhaamanyScha vikraanthaH utthamoujaaScha veeryavaan
soubhadhro dhroupadheyaaSchasarvam eva mahaaraThaah
There in that army of Pandavas, are heroes great bowmen equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle. YuYuDhaana ,Virata, and Dhrupadha , amighty warrior, Dhrshtakethu, Chekithaana, and the valiant king of Kasi, Purujith and kuthibhoja and Saibhya, a bull among men, YuDhaamanyu, the valiant,Utthamoujas, the strong, and also the son of Subhdhra, and the sons of Dhroupadhi, all mighty warriors.
DuryoDhana points out to Drona the heroes who have assembled to assist the Pandavas in battle in these three slokas.
Athra-there, refers to the army of Pandavas about which he was speaking in the previous sloka.
Maheshvaasaah- ishu means arrow and ishvaasaaH means great bowmen.
yuDhi ?in battle, BheemaarjunasamaaH ? all these are equal to Bhima and Arjuna.
YuyuDhaanaH- refers to Sathyaki, a yadhava, who was the disciple of Arjuna and a companion of
Virata ? king of the country of Mathsya. Pandavas lived in his country incognito during their 13th year of exile. Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna and Subhadhra married his daughter Utthara.
Drupadha- king of Panchala and father of Dhroupadhi and Dhrshtadhyumana.
Dhrshtakethu- King of Chedhi, son of Sisupala,, cousin of
chekithaanaH- a commander of one of the seven akshouhini of the Pandava army.
KasirajaH- King of Kasi
Purujith and kunthibhoja- brothers of Kunthi.
Saibhya- father in law of Yudhishtira.
Yudhaamanyu and utthamoujaH- sons of Dhrupadha.
soubhadhraH- Abhimanyu , son of Subhadhra.
DhroupadheyaaH- the five sons of Dhroupadhi.
Sarve eva mahaaraThaah-all are skilled in asthra and sashthra. A mahaaraTha is one who can 10000 soldiers in an army .
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