yudhamanyus ca vikranta uttamaujas ca viryavan saubhadro draupadeyas ca sarva eva maha-rathah
Translation
There are the mighty Yudhamanyu, the very powerful Uttamauja, the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.
Commentary by Srila Prabhupada
No commentary by Srila Prabhupada.
Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur
Here are Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, the valorous king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Saibya, the best of men.
Here are mighty Yudhamanyu, valiant Uttamauja, Abhimanyu, and the five sons of Draupadi, all maharathas.
"The leaders of their troops, having great bows (isvasa), will be impossible to cut down." That is the suggestion by his mentioning the bows. Yuyudhanah refers to Satyaki. Saubhadrah refers to Abhimanyu. Draupadeyah refers to the five sons of the Pandavas by Draupadi, such as Prativindhya.
eko dasa sahasrani yodhayed yas tu dhanvinam sastra-sastra-pravinas ca maharatha iti smrtah amitan yodhayed yas tu samprokto 'tirathas tu sah caikena yo yudhyet tan-nyuno'rdha-rathah smrtah
A maharatha is one who can fight alone with ten thousand archers, who is expert in both weapons and scripture. An atiratha is one who fights with unlimited troops (less than ten thousand but more than a thousand). A ratha is one who fights with one thousand. One who does less than that is called ardha ratha.
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