इमे हि शूरा विक्रान्ता भृत्या मन्त्रविशारदाः । अहं चैषां धनुष्पाणिर्गोप्ता समरमूर्द्धनि ॥ ४ ॥
imē hi śūrā vikrāntā bhṛtyā mantraviśāradāḥ | ahaṁ caiṣāṁ dhanuṣpāṇirgōptā samaramūrddhani || 4 ||
Translation
"These servants of mine are brave, bold and skilled in counsel; and I, bow in hand, will be their guard at the front of the battle.
Word by word
- imē
- these
- hi
- indeed
- śūrā
- (śūrāḥ) brave
- vikrāntā
- (vikrāntāḥ) bold
- bhṛtyā
- (bhṛtyāḥ) servants
- mantra
- in counsel
- viśāradāḥ
- skilled
- ahaṁ
- I
- ca
- and
- ēṣāṁ
- their
- dhanuṣ
- (dhanuḥ) bow
- pāṇir
- (pāṇiḥ) in hand
- gōptā
- guard
- samara
- of the battle
- mūrddhani
- at the front
Meaning
He will lead the army himself.