BHAGAVAD GEETA – 5 : Swami Advayanandaji.

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Chapter-1.

 Arjuna Vishadha yogam  (“Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency” )

Sri Veda Vyasaji

Discourse – 1 (47 Slogas)

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Friday, 19 May , 2023. 07:00.

Post - 5,

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Slogam - 5 : The Pandava Army Generals – Nos. 7-12

1 Drishtaketuh Chekitaanah  =   Drishtaketu, Chekitana,

2 Kaashi-raajah cha veeryavaan;  =   and the valiant king of Kashi,

3 Purujit Kuntibhojah cha   =  Purujit,  Kuntibhoja and 

4 Shaibyah cha nara pungavah.   =  Shaibya,  the best of men

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Slogam - 6 : The Pandava Army Generals – Nos. 13-20

1.Yudhaamanyuh cha vikraanta    =   strong Yudhamanyu

2 Uttamaujaah cha veeryavaan;   =   and the brave Uttamaujaa;

3 Saubhadrah Draupadeyaah cha   =  the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi;

4 sarva eva mahaa-rathaah.   =   all of them, indeed, great chariot warriors.

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Another six Pandava generals are named in v.5, and eight in v.6 – totalling 20.

Abhimanyu is Arjuna’s son from Subhadra, Sri Krishna’s sister. The five sons of 

Draupadi were also Army-Generals in the Pandava camp. Each Pandava had a son from her; 

their names are given in the table below :

Pandava Brother   -  Name of Son from Draupadi

Yudhisthira             Pratibindya

Bhima                     Shrutasen                        

Arjuna                     Shrutakirti

Nakula                     Shatanika

Sahadev                   Shutakarma

All of these were Maha-Rathas, meaning “a general who controls an army consisting 

of greater than 10,000 warriors”. The table below gives the different abilities of generals, in 

order of the size of his army, beginning with the least powerful :

Rating of General  -  Size of Army Controlled

Artha-Ratha             upto 500 men 

Ratha                       upto 1000 men

Ati-Ratha                 upto 10,000 men

Maha-Ratha             greater than 10,000 men

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THE KAURAVA FORCES

Slogam - 7: The Kaurava Army

To be contnued

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