TEXT 8
bhavān bhīṣmaś ca karṇaś ca
kṛpaś ca samitiṁ-jayaḥ
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca
saumadattis tathaiva ca
bhavān – your good self; bhīṣmaḥ – Grandfather Bhīṣma; ca – also; karṇaḥ – Karṇa; ca – and; kṛpaḥ – Kṛpa; ca – and; samitim-jayaḥ – always victorious in battle; aśvatthāmā – Aśvatthāmā; vikarṇaḥ – Vikarṇa; ca – as well as; saumadattiḥ – the son of Somadatta; tathā – as well as; eva – certainly; ca – also.
There are personalities like you, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhūriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.
Duryodhana mentions the exceptional heroes in the battle, all of whom are ever victorious. Vikarṇa is the brother of Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā is the son of Droṇācārya, and Saumadatti, or Bhūriśravā, is the son of the King of the Bāhlīkas. Karṇa is the half brother of Arjuna, as he was born of Kuntī before her marriage with King Pāṇḍu. Kṛpācārya’s twin sister married Droṇācārya.