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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 6 SlOkam – Original asmAkam thu viSishtA yE thAnnibhOdha dhvijOththama | nAyakA mama sainyasya samjyArtham thAn bravImi thE || word-by-word meaning dhvijOththama – Oh leader of twice-born! asmAkam thu – amongst us mama sainyasya – my army’s viSishtA: nAyakA: yE … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 6 Simple asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye tān nibodha dvijottama nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te “Know, now, Dvija-chief![4. Dvija = twice-born, the Brāhmaṇa, and other classes invested with the sacred thread.] the chief men in our ranks. The … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 5 SlOkam – Original yudhAmanyuScha vikrAntha uththamaujAScha vIryavAn| saubhadhrO dhraupadhEyAScha sarva Eva mahArathA: || word-by-word meaning vikrAntha: – victoriousyudhAmanyu:cha – and yudhAmanyuvIryavAn – one who has valouruththamaujA:cha – King named uththamaujAsaubhadhra: – abhimanyu, the son of subhadhrAdharaupadhEyA: – the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 5 Simple yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ “The heroic Uttamaujas, the dauntless Saubhadra[2. The son of Subhadra and Arjuna = Abhi-manyu.], and Draupadeyas[3. The sons of Draupadi = (1) Prativindhya by Yudhisṭira, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 4 SlOkam – Original dhrushtakEthuSchEkithAna: kASirAjaScha vIryavAn| purujith kunthibhOjaScha SaibhyaScha narapungava: || word-by-word meaning dhrushtakEthu: – King named dhrushtakEthu chEkithAna: – chEkithAna (another king) vIryavAn – one who has valour kASirAja:cha – king of kASi too purujith – and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 4 Simple dhṛṣṭaketuś cekitānaḥ kāśirājaś ca vīryavān purujit kuntibhojaś ca śaibyaś ca nara-puṅgavaḥ “Dhṛishtakeṭu and Chekitāna, the Kāśi’s[1. Kāśi = Vārāṇāsi = Benares] valiant king and Purujit, Kunti-bhoja and Śaibya, the best of men.” >> Chapter 1 verse 6 … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Previous verse 1.3 atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ Contemporary “Here are heroes, famous in archery, equal in fight to Bhīma1 and Arjuna; such as Yuyudhāna and Virāta and Drupada, the great-carred.” Original “Here are heroes, famous … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Previous verse 1.3 SlOkam 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 … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Previous Verse 1.2 paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍu-putrānām ācārya mahatīṁ camūm vyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā Contemporary “Teacher! look at this mighty army of Pāṇḍu’s sons, drawn up in battle-array by your clever pupil, the son of Drupada[6. Named Dhṛishṭa-dyumna].” Original “Teacher! look at this mighty … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Previous Verse 1.2 SlOkam paSyaithAm pANdu puthrANAm AchArya mahathIm chamUm | vyUdAm dhrupadha puthrENa thava sishyENa dhImathA|| word-by-word meaning AchArya – Oh Teacher! thava sishyENa – your sishya dhImathA – intelligent dhrupadha puthrENa – dhrushtAdhyumna, who is son of dhrupadha, pAnchAla kingdom’s … Read more