Bhagavad Gita 1.17
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।
kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha mahā-rathaḥ dhṛiṣhṭadyumno virāṭaśhcha sātyakiśh chāparājitaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kāśhyaḥ | kāśhyaḥ | King of Kashi |
| cha | cha | and |
| parama-iṣhu-āsaḥ | parama-iṣhu-āsaḥ | the excellent archer |
| śhikhaṇḍī | śhikhaṇḍī | Shikhandi |
| cha | cha | also |
| mahā-rathaḥ | mahā-rathaḥ | warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors |
| dhṛiṣhṭadyumnaḥ | dhṛiṣhṭadyumnaḥ | Dhrishtadyumna |
| virāṭaḥ | virāṭaḥ | Virat |
| cha | cha | and |
| sātyakiḥ | sātyakiḥ | Satyaki |
| cha | cha | and |
| aparājitaḥ | aparājitaḥ | invincible |
The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the unconquered.
श्रेष्ठ धनुषवाले काशिराज, महारथी शिखण्डी, धृष्टद्युम्न, राजा विराट और अजेय सात्यकि।