Commentary by Swami Mukundananda

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 9

अन्ये च बहव: शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविता: |

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा: || 9||

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

anyeothers; chaalso; bahavaḥmany; śhūrāḥheroic warriors; mat-arthefor my sake; tyakta-jīvitāḥprepared to lay down their lives; nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥequipped with various kinds of weapons; sarveall; yuddha-viśhāradāḥskilled in the art of warfare

Translation

BG 1.9: Also, there are many other heroic warriors, who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. They are all skilled in the art of warfare, and equipped with various kinds of weapons.

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