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Bhagavad Gita 1.5

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्। पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।

dhṛiṣhṭaketuśhchekitānaḥ kāśhirājaśhcha vīryavān purujit kuntibhojaśhcha śhaibyaśhcha nara-puṅgavaḥ yudhāmanyuśhcha vikrānta uttamaujāśhcha vīryavān

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
dhṛiṣhṭaketuḥdhṛiṣhṭaketuḥDhrishtaketu
chekitānaḥchekitānaḥChekitan
kāśhirājaḥkāśhirājaḥKashiraj
chachaand
vīrya-vānvīrya-vānheroic
purujitpurujitPurujit
kuntibhojaḥkuntibhojaḥKuntibhoj
chachaand
śhaibyaḥśhaibyaḥShaibya
chachaand
nara-puṅgavaḥnara-puṅgavaḥbest of men
yudhāmanyuḥyudhāmanyuḥYudhamanyu
chachaand
vikrāntaḥvikrāntaḥcourageous
uttamaujāḥuttamaujāḥUttamauja
chachaand
vīrya-vānvīrya-vāngallant

Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana, the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Saibya—the best of men.

धृष्टकेतु, चेकितान, बलवान काशिराज,  पुरुजित्, कुन्तिभोज और मनुष्यों में श्रेष्ठ शैब्य।