asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye
tān nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya
saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te
Meaning :
O best of Brahmanas, for your information, let me mention the best of warriors - the generals of my army, on our side :
Comment :
Through this Shloka, we could see that Duryodhana is also going to mention his strengths after the knowledge of his weaknesses, as mentioned in Verse 4,5,6. Duryodhana is afraid of his victory & so continues to calm himself through the mentioning of the powerful heroes among his side.
He is suspicious of Dronacharya as he is a Brahmana, who is kind hearted & also the teacher of the Pandavas also. So, he tries to address Dronacharya as Dvijottama (meaning born twice, as to his Spiritual knowledge), indirectly advising not to forget his duties to Kauravas as the Second Commander in Chief.
We could see this in our environment regarding those who have gained something through unlawful manner - they would always be suspicious of the people around them & wont be able to sleep properly and peacefully. This shloka shows the unstable situation of Duryodhana.
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