Verse 1.7

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

1.7

Transliteration

asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye tānnibodha dvijottama |

nāyakā mama sainyasya saṃjñārthaṃ tānbravīmi te ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

"Know also, O best among the twice-born! the names of those who are the most distinguished amongst ourselves, the leaders of my army; these I name to thee for thy information.

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Word by word

of ours
but
distinguished
who
them
know
O best of the twice-born

leaders
my
of the army
for your information
them
I tell
to you

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Having counted the enemy, Duryodhana turns to his own commanders. He addresses Drona as best of the twice-born, a reminder that Drona is a brahmin by birth who has taken up the warrior's life. The phrase for your information is curious, since Drona already knows these men well. It suggests that Duryodhana is speaking as much to steady himself as to inform his teacher. The verse marks the turn from the opposing army to the Kaurava side and keeps the tone of nervous reckoning.