1.11 – ayanesu ca (Original)

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 10 Simple ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi “Do all of ye (then), each, posted to his division, in the army, forsooth fortify Bhīshma” >> Chapter 1 verse 12 archived in https://githa.koyil.org pramEyam (goal) … Read more

1.10 – aparyAptham

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 9 SlOkam – Original aparyAptham thadhasmAkam balam bhIshmAbhirakshitham | paryAptham thvidhamEthEshAm balam bhImAbhirakshitham || word-by-word meaning thath – Thus bhIshmAbhirakshitham – protected by bhIshma asmAkam balam – our army aparyAptham – insufficient (to win over their army) bhImAbhirakshitham – … Read more

1.10 – aparyAptam (Original)

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 9 Simple aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam “Our strength under Bhīshma’s command would seem inefficient before their strength under Bhīma’s command!” >> Chapter 1 verse 11 archived in https://githa.koyil.org pramEyam (goal) – http://koyil.org … Read more

1.9 – anyE cha bahava:

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 8 SlOkam – Original anyE cha bhahava: sUrA madharthE thyaktha jIvithA: | nAnA SasthrapraharaNA: sarvE yudhdhaviSAradhA: || word-by-word meaning anyE – remaining bahava: sUrA: cha – and many brave men madharthE – for me thyaktha jIvithA: – sacrificed their … Read more

1.9 – anye ca bahavah (Original)

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 8 Simple anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ “And heroes, many, ready to lay down their lives for me, armed with bows and other war-implements, all versed in the arts of war.” >> Chapter 1 verse … Read more

1.8 – bhavAn bhIshmas cha

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 7 SlOkam – Original bhavAn bhIshmaScha karNaScha krupaScha samithinjaya: | aSvththAmA vikarNaScha saumadhaththis thadhaiva cha || word-by-word meaning bhavAn – yourself (dhrONAchArya) bhIshma:cha – and bhIshma karNa:cha – and karNa samithinjaya: krupa:cha – the victorious krupAchArya aSvaththAmA – aSvaththAmA … Read more

1.8 – bhavAn bhIsmas ca (Original)

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 << Chapter 1 Verse 7 Simple bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca kṛpaś ca samitiṁ-jayaḥ aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca saumadattis tathaiva ca “Thyself, Bhīshma and Karṇa, Kṛipa and Samitiñjaya, Aśvatthāma and Vikarna, and Saumadatti with them.” >> Chapter 1 verse 9 archived in https://githa.koyil.org pramEyam … Read more

1.7 – asmAkam thu

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

1.7 – asmAkam tu (Original)

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

1.6 – yudhAmanyuScha

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