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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1, Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 1.17

కాశ్యశ్చ పరమేష్వాసః శిఖణ్డీ చ మహారథః

The king of Kashi, a superb archer, Shikhandi the great chariot-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata and the unconquered Satyaki,

Sloka 1.17

1.17

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः ।
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः ॥

కాశ్యశ్చ పరమేష్వాసః శిఖణ్డీ చ మహారథః ।
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నో విరాటశ్చ సాత్యకిశ్చాపరాజితః ॥

kāśyaśca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca sātyakiścāparājitaḥ ||

తాత్పర్యం

గొప్ప విలుకాడైన కాశీరాజు, మహారథుడైన శిఖండి, ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుడు, విరాటుడు, అపరాజితుడైన సాత్యకి,

Meaning

The king of Kashi, a superb archer, Shikhandi the great chariot-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata and the unconquered Satyaki,

About chapter 1

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the Kaurava and Pandava armies stand ready for war. Arjuna asks Krishna, his charioteer, to place the chariot between the two armies. Seeing teachers, cousins and friends on the other side, he is overcome with grief, lays down his bow and refuses to fight. The whole teaching of the Gita grows out of this moment of doubt.

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Last updated 2026-10-31