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droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ ca karṇaṃ tathānyānapi yodhavīrān . mayā hatāṃstvaṃ jahi mavyathiṣṭhā yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān
Du vernichte Drona und Bhishma, und Jayadratha und Karna, sowie auch die anderen heldenhaften Krieger, die bereits von Mir getötet wurden. Fürchte dich nicht. Kämpfe! Du wirst die Feinde in der Schlacht besiegen.
You destroy Drona and Bhisma, and Jayadratha and Karna as also the other heroic warriors who have been killed by Me. Do not be afraid. Fight! You shall coner the enemies in battle.
Krishna ermutigt Arjuna, indem er ihm versichert, dass die mächtigen Krieger wie Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha und Karna bereits durch Ihn selbst getötet wurden. Arjuna muss daher keine Angst vor Sünde haben, sondern soll lediglich als Sein Instrument handeln. Er soll kämpfen, denn der Sieg über die Feinde ist bereits gewiss.
Already slain by Me Therefore? O Arjuna? you need not be afraid of incurring sin by killing them.Drona had celestial weapons. He was Arjunas teacher in the science of archery. He was Arjunas beloved and greatest Guru. Bhishma also possessed celetial weapons. He could die only if and when he wanted to die. He once faught singlehanded with Lord Parasurama and was not defeated. So powerful was he.The father of Jayadratha performed penance with a resolve the head of the man who may cause the head of my son to fall on the ground? shall also fall. During the war? however? Arjunas arrow cuts the head and drops it on the lap of the father who? inadvertently? makes it fall on the ground he too dies at once. Karna? the son of the Sungod? had obtained an unerring missile from Indra.