bhavān bhīṣmaśh cha karṇaśh cha
kṛpaśh cha samitiṁ-jayaḥ
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśh cha
saumadattis tathaiva cha
Meaning :
"Yourself, Bhishma, Karna & Kripa, ever victorious in battle; and Ashwatthama, Vikarna & Saumadatti (Son of Somadatta) who are the like."
Comment :
In the last Shloka, we could see Duryodhana raising some doubts on Drona & mentioning his as Dwijjotama out of suspicion. Now, he realizes his mistake and calls Bhavan (Respectful). From here Duryodhana also realizes the strength of his army & starts to gain confidence on his own. So, he mentions key persons in his army also :
- Dronacharya - Second Commander in chief of Kauravas
- Bhishma - Supreme Commander of Kauravas
- Karna - Son of Kunti, but not known to anyone during Mahabharata (except Bhishma)
- Ashwatthama - Son of Drona
- Vikarna - Brother of Duryodhana
- Saumadatti or Bhurishravas - Son of Somadatta ( son of Bahlika king), all great warriors.
We could also see from the above list that Vikarna is specially mentioned although being one among the 101 Kaurava childrens. This is because Vikarna was considered a true warrior due to his skills in warfare. Vikarna was the only person from Kaurava who stood against them, when Draupadi was insulted after the game of dice, even when all the elderly people remained mum.
Karna being the son of Kunti ended up on the Kaurava side as noone knew about his true identity during the war. Karna's identity is revealed later and we could see Arjuna taking care of Karna's son after death of Karna.
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