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understanding with the Pāṇḍavas, who were all pious since birth. Still he was doubtful about the influence of the place of pilgrimage, and Sañjaya could understand his motive in asking about the situation on the battlefield. He wanted, therefore, to encourage the despondent King, and thus he warned him that his sons were not going to make any sort of compromise under the influence of the holy place. Sañjaya therefore informed the King that his son, Duryodhana, after seeing the military force of the Pāṇḍavas, at once went to the commander-in-chief, Droṇācārya, to inform him of the real position. Although Duryodhana is mentioned as the king, he still had to go to the commander on account of the seriousness of the situation. He was therefore quite fit to be a politician. But Duryodhana's diplomatic veneer could not disguise the fear he felt when he saw the military arrangement of the Pāṇḍavas.
    Bg 1.3
    TEXT 3
    TEXT
    paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍu-putrāṇām
    ācārya mahatīṁ camūm
    vyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇa
    tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā

    SYNONYMS
    paśya- behold; etām- this; pāṇḍu-putrāṇām- of the sons of Pāṇḍu; ācārya- O teacher; mahatīm- great; camūm- military force; vyuḍham- arranged; drupada-putreṇa- by the son of Drupada; tava- your; śiṣyeṇa- disciple; dhīmatā- very intelligent.
    TRANSLATION
    O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple, the son of Drupada.
    PURPORT
    Duryodhana, a great diplomat, wanted to point out the defects of Droṇācārya, the great brāhmaṇa commander-in-chief. Droṇācārya had some political quarrel with King Drupada, the father of Draupadī, who was Arjuna's wife. As a result of this quarrel, Drupada performed a great sacrifice, by which he received the benediction of having a son who would be able to kill Droṇācārya. Droṇācārya knew this perfectly well, and yet, as a liberal brāhmaṇa, he did not hesitate to impart all his military secrets when the son of Drupada, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, was entrusted to him for military education. Now, on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, Dhṛṣṭadyumna took the side of the Pāṇḍavas, and it was he who arranged for their military phalanx, after having learned the art from Droṇācārya. Duryodhana pointed out this mistake of Droṇācārya's so that he might be alert and uncompromising in the fighting. By this he wanted to point out also that he should not be similarly lenient in battle against the Pāṇḍavas, who were also Droṇācārya's affectionate students. Arjuna, especially, was his most affectionate and brilliant student. Duryodhana also warned that such leniency in the fight would lead to defeat.
    Bg 1.4
    TEXT 4
    TEXT
    atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā
    bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi
    yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca
    drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ

    SYNONYMS
    atra- here; śūrāḥ- heroes; maheṣvāsāḥ- mighty bowmen; bhīma-arjuna- Bhīma and Arjuna; samāḥ- equal; yudhi- in the fight; yuyudhānaḥ- Yuyudhāna; virāṭaḥ- Virāṭa; ca- also; drupadaḥ- Drupada; ca- also; mahārathaḥ- great fighter.
    TRANSLATION
    Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.
    PURPORT
    Even though Dhṛṣṭadyumna was not a very important obstacle in the face of Droṇācārya's very great power in the military art, there were many others who were the cause of fear. They are mentioned by Duryodhana as great stumbling blocks on the path of victory because each and every one of them was as formidable as Bhīma and Arjuna. He knew the strength of Bhīma and Arjuna, and thus he compared the others with them.
    Bg 1.5
    TEXT 5
    TEXT
    dhṛṣṭaketuś cekitānaḥ
    kāśirājaś ca vīryavān
    purujit kuntibhojaś ca
    śaibyaś ca nara-puṅgavaḥ

    SYNONYMS
    dhṛṣṭaketuḥ- Dhṛṣṭaketu; cekitānaḥ -Cekitāna;