Word
mahā-rathaḥ
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors (4)
Every verse
- 1.4अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।atra śhūrā maheṣhvāsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhiHere are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki), Virata, and Drupada—all mighty warriors.Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- 1.6युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।saubhadro draupadeyāśhcha sarva eva mahā-rathāḥThe strong Yudhamanyu and the brave Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra and Arjuna), and the sons of Draupadi, all of them great charioteers…Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- 1.17काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।kāśhyaśhcha parameṣhvāsaḥ śhikhaṇḍī cha mahā-rathaḥThe king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Satyaki, the unconquered.Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- 2.35भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।bhayād raṇād uparataṁ mansyante tvāṁ mahā-rathāḥThe great chariot-warriors will think that you have withdrawn from the battle out of fear, and you will be held in low esteem by those who have held you in high regard.Here: warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors