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Bhagavad Gita 1.9

Duryodhana adds that many more warriors are ready to die for him.

अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।
नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः॥

anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ
nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ

Translation

And there are many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with all kinds of weapons and all skilled in war.

Hindi

और भी अनेक शूरवीर हैं जो मेरे लिए प्राण त्यागने को तैयार हैं, जो नाना प्रकार के शस्त्र धारण करते हैं और सब युद्ध-कला में निपुण हैं।

Commentary

Duryodhana adds that countless unnamed warriors are ready to die for him. The phrase "for my sake" is telling: his army fights out of loyalty to a person, while the Pandava side, as the Gita will show, fights for a principle. Read on in 1.10 for his assessment of both armies.

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