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Bhagavad Gita 2021 – Arjuna Vishada Yoga Verses 10-20

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Duryodhana's Army Is 11 Divisions

It's a dead giveaway whenever you see that this verse is translated though or duryodhana says the strength of our army is insufficient it's clear it's done by someone who speaks Hindi and doesn't understand Sanskrit properly. All the commentators on the Bhagavad Gita including Madhusudhana they all make the same observation  the word they use for division is Aukshahini aukshahini is an obscure word it means division of an army. According to several commentators I think I counted six different commentators altogether they all point out that duryodHana's army has 11 aukshahani 11 divisions whereas the Pandava army only has 7 divisions so

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