1.4 – athra sUrA

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athra SUrA mahEshvAsA bhImArjuna samA yudhi |
yuyudhAnO virAtaScha dhrupadhaScha mahAratha: ||

word-by-word meaning

mahEshvAsA: – great archers
yudhi – in matters related to battle/war
bhImArjuna samA: – equivalent to bhIma and arjuna
sUrA: – kings who are great warriors
athra – in this army (are present)
yuyudhAnO – sAthyaki
virAta: cha – the king of virAta kingdom
mahAratha: – the great chariot warrior
dhrupadha: – dhrupadha, the king of pAnchAla kingdom

Simple Translation

Great archers, those who are equivalent to bhIma and arjuna in matters related to battle/war, kings who are great warriors such as sAthyaki, the king of virAta kingdom and dhrupadha, the king of pAnchAla kingdom, who is a great chariot warrior are present in this army.

Purport

“Here are heroes, famous in archery, equal in fight to Bhīma1 and Arjuna; such as Yuyudhāna and Virāta and Drupada, the great-carred.”

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