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  "name":"Bg. 1.7",
  "h1":"Bg. 1.7",
  "label":"Text 7",
  "title":"Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 1.7",
  "description":"O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force."

} —

Bg. 1.7

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।
नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७॥

Text

asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye
tān nibodha dvijottama
nāyakā mama sainyasya
saṁjñārthaṁ tān bravīmi te

Synonyms

asmākam—our; tu—but; viśiṣṭāḥ—especially powerful; ye—those; tān—them; nibodha—just take note, be informed; dvijottama—the best of the brāhmaṇas; nāyakāḥ—captains; mama—my; sainyasya—of the soldiers; saṁjñā-artham—for information; tān—them; bravīmi—I am speaking; te—your.

Translation

O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.