[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.7 · spoken by Duryodhan ]
After all that — he finally remembered his own army.
Seven verses into listing enemies, Duryodhan remembers: "Now, about the best on OUR side." It took him that long.
SANSKRIT
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम । नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१-७॥
हिंदी
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! अब हमारे पक्ष में जो प्रमुख हैं, उन्हें भी जानिए। आपकी जानकारी के लिए मेरी सेना के नायकों के नाम बताता हूँ।
KRISHNA’S LINE
“You can lose yourself so completely in the other that you forget who you are.”
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