[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.17 · spoken by Shikhandi ]
One of these five warriors was born to kill the invincible Bhishma. Which one?
The great archer Kashiraj. Shikhandi the maharathi. Dhrishtadyumna, Virat, and Satyaki the invincible. Five allies. Each one chosen for a reason the Kauravs would soon understand.
SANSKRIT
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः । धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः ॥१-१७॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Every alliance tells you what the war is really about.”