Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan das
Bg 1.6
yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta
uttamaujāś ca vīryavān
saubhadro draupadeyāś ca
sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ
Word for word:
yudhāmanyuḥ — Yudhāmanyu; ca — and; vikrāntaḥ — mighty; uttamaujāḥ — Uttamaujā; ca — and; vīrya–vān — very powerful; saubhadraḥ — the son of Subhadrā; draupadeyāḥ — the sons of Draupadī; ca — and; sarve — all; eva — certainly; mahā–rathāḥ — great chariot fighters.
Translation:
There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.
sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ => They are all formidable warriors.
yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta => mighty yudhāmanyu, uttamaujāś ca vīryavān
then he talks about sons of Pandavas-> draupadeyāś ca -> sons of draupadi,
saubhadro draupadeyāś ca
sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ
These are all next generation warriors but all of them, sons of draupadi, son of subhadra are all formidable warriors. Among all of them Abhimanu was fearsome so he has been given special reference here.
End of transcription.
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