Chapter 1 · Verse 6 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.6
Sanskrit
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्। सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
Transliteration
saubhadro draupadeyāśhcha sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ
In plain words
You're looking around at everyone else—their strength, their clarity, their certainty—and wondering if you have what it takes. The lesson for you: you are already complete, already capable, already a warrior of supreme skill for your own life. Your dharma doesn't depend on feeling ready or surrounded by the right people. It depends on you showing up as yourself, right now, exactly as you are.
हिंदी अर्थ
युधामन्यु और विक्रान्त उत्तमौजा, सौभद्र और द्रौपदी के पाँचों पुत्र - ये सभी महान योद्धा और रथी हैं। इन सभी की वीरता और शक्ति अत्यंत प्रसिद्ध है।
Word by Word
Sri Krishna's enumeration of the Pandava warriors reveals a profound truth: the battlefield of Kurukshetra is populated not by ordinary soldiers, but by mahārathās—warriors of supreme skill and valor, each a complete force unto themselves. Yet this listing serves a deeper purpose in Vedantic wisdom: it strips away Arjuna's delusion that external circumstances (the strength of allies or enemies) determine his dharmic action.
In our modern lives, we too stand surrounded by capable beings and resources, yet our spiritual duty remains unchanged—to act with integrity regardless of whether we feel supported or abandoned.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.6 — BG 1.6
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