Chapter 1: Arjuna Viṣhāda Yoga – Transforming Grief into Yoga: Verse 9
अन्ये च बहव: शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविता: ।
नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा: ॥
anye ca bahava: śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitā:
nānā-śastra-praharaṇā: sarve yuddha-viśāradā: – 1.9
And many highly skilled fighters adept in using various weapons and missiles, numerous heroic fighters – all are here to sacrifice their lives for my sake.
Chapter 1: Arjuna Viṣhāda Yoga – Transforming Grief into Yoga - Verse 9
Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha
How unknowingly fateful is Duryodhana’s remark that his leaders are out to lay down their lives for his sake! It portends that they all would only die, not winning the war in any case.
The voice of Truth is irrepressible. Duryodhana intends to pride over the superiority and commitment of his heroes. But his heart murmurs a different note!
He refers to many other skilled fighters, adept in using manifold weapons, including rare missiles. He claims all are dedicated to him, ready to abandon their lives, meaning not to destroy the enemies and win the battle. By siding him, he virtually admits, they have verily courted death.
By saying this, is not Duryodhana, unconsciously though, admitting that despite many heroes, with Grandfather and Teacher also on his side, he is not likely to win the war? It will be a mere self-extinction!
