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Chapter 1. Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra TEXT 8 bhavan bhismas ca karnas ca
SYNONYMS  bhavan--your
self; bhismah--Grandfather Bhisma; ca--also; karnah--Karna;
ca--and;
krpah--Krpa;
ca--and; samitim-jayah--always victorious in battle; asvatthama--Asvatthama;
vikarnah--Vikarna;
ca--as well as; saumadattih--the
son of Somadatta; tatha--and as;
eva--certainly; ca--and.
TRANSLATION There are
personalities like yourself, Bhisma, Karna, Krpa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and
the son of Somadatta called Bhurisrava, who are always victorious in battle.
PURPORT Duryodhana mentioned
the exceptional heroes in the battle, all of whom are ever-victorious.
Vikarna is the brother of Duryodhana, Asvatthama is the son of Dronacarya,
and Saumadatti, or Bhurisrava, is the son of the King of the Bahlikas.
Karna is the half brother of Arjuna, as he was born of Kunti before her
marriage with King Pandu. Krpacarya married the twin sister of Dronacarya.
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