Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Grief

    Verse 9

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 1, Verse 9

    अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः। नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    anye cha bahavaḥ śhūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśhāradāḥ

    Translation

    And there are many other heroes who are determined to give up their lives for my sake. They are all experts in using manifold missiles and dexterous in battle.
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